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Emma Nimshew Drift Mine

Producer in Butte 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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10109114
MRDS ID M005344
Record type Site
Current site name Emma Nimshew Drift Mine
Related records 10162822

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Centroid
Geographic coordinates: -121.60761, 39.83582 (WGS84)
Relative position Original record had no geographic coordinates; these coordinates were derived from the PLSS description provided.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Butte(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Paradise East(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Chico(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Chico(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Sacramento(hydrologic accounting unit)

Sacramento(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Butte

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 023N 003E 14,15,23 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Centroid (1) -121.60761, 39.83582
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Nimshew Gold Mining Co.
    Home office San Francisco, Ca.

Comments on the production information

  • ONE OF THE BEST PRODUCERS OF THE COUNTY, WITH A TOTAL OUTPUT OF $1,000,000 OR MORE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. DIV. OF MINES:J. VOL. 45 #3 P. 442; R. 24, P. 196

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-72 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative California resources

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