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Alturas

Producer in Sierra county in California, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
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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. Land status
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10111087
MRDS ID W025354
Record type Site
Current site name Alturas
Related records 10140951

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.97382, 39.66905 (WGS84)
Elevation 1463

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Plumas(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

La Porte(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Portola(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

Plumas 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
021N 009E 21 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.97382, 39.66905
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF JOUR OF MINES V 38 1942,P 50;

  • Deposit

    OTHER LOCATIONS SEC 11,14,15,22 T21N R9E INCL.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1985 Unknown U.S. Geological Survey

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Authoritative California resources

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