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Sherman

Past Producer in Sierra county in California, United States with commodity Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Workings at the site
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10103110
MRDS ID M021740
Record type Site
Current site name Sherman

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.8477, 39.46239 (WGS84)
Relative position 1/4 MI SW OF ALLEGHANY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sierra(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Alleghany(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Truckee(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Chico(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Yuba(hydrologic unit)

Lower Sacramento(hydrologic accounting unit)

Sacramento(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Tahoe National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Sierra

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 019N;018N 010E;010E 34;03,04 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Pyrite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 18 W
    Dip 60 W
    Thickness 3.66M

Comments on the geologic information

  • SINUOUS VEIN, STRIKES N TO N 36 W, AVE 3 FT THICK, OF WHITE QTZ., SLIGHTLY IRON-STAINED, & SOMETIMES W SML INCLUSIONS OF SCHIST & RARELY SML PATCHES OF PYRITE ASSOC W MINUTE ARSENOPYRITE XTLS. PYRITIC GOUGE STREAKS PARALLEL WALLS. VEIN WELL DEFINED FOR 700 FT, & CROSSES NEARLY HORIZONTAL QTZ STRINGER WHICH PINCHES OUT AFTER 450 FT. BEYOND PINCHOUT ARE SML DISCONTINUOUS STRINGERS OF QTZ UP TO 50 FT FROM FACE, WHERE 1 FT THICK VEIN ENTERS. ADJOINS NEVADA MINE GROUP.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • NO OTHER PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Area 10.118HA
    Overall depth 30.48M
    Overall length 670.56M

Comments on the workings information

  • 1000 FT ADIT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    AVERILL, C. V., 1942 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF SIERRA CO.: CDM CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOL, VOL 38 , NO 1 , P. 64 .

  • Deposit

    MACBOYLE, E., 1920 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES SIERRA CO.: CSMB 16TH REPORT STATE MINERALOGIST, DEC 1918 , P. 117 , 118 .

  • Production

    MACBOYLE, 1920

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1979 Hayden, F. (Albers, J.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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