| Deposit ID | 10164814 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W025464 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0060910278 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Craycroft Diggings Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | West Yuba Rare Ii Area |
| Related records | 10111114 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -120.80743, 39.61678 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1633 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Sierra(county)
California(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Downieville(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
Tahoe National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | California | Sierra |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 020 N | 010 E | 12 | W2 | California |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | -120.80743, 39.61678 |
|---|
| Operation type | Placer |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1890 |
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0060910278 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W025464 | MAS references MRDS |
12TH RPRT STATE MIN P263,4;
THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU,
P. 374.
PRESTON, E.B., 1894, GOLD-SIERRA COUNTY, IN TWELFTH REPORT
OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU,
P. 263 AND 264.
MACBOYLE, E., 1920, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF SIERRA
COUNTY, IN SIXTEENTH REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST:
CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU, P. 68.
WHITNEY, J.D., 1865, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CALIFORNIA:
GEOLOGY, VOL. 1, PHILADELPHIA, 498 P.
WHITNEY, J.D., 1879, THE AURIFEROUS GRAVELS OF THE SIERRA
NEVADA: MEM.MUS. COMP. 2001. HARVARD COLL., VOL. 6, 569 P.
CLARK, W.B., 1970, GOLD DISTRICTS OF CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA
DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY ULLETIN 193, P. 44.
SINNOTT, J.J., 1972, DOWNIEVILLE GOLD TOWN ON THE YUBA:
CALIFORNIA TRAVELER, INC. VOLCANO, CALIFORNIA, P. 164.
TAYLOR, G.F., 1903, SIERRA OUNTY, CALIFORNIA: REGISTER OF
MINES AND MINERALS, CALIFORNA STATE MINING BUREAU, P.9.
WHITE, W.W., III, SCOTT, D.F., BARNES, D.J., AND NEUMANN,
T.R., 1983, MINERAL INVESTIGATION OF THE EAST AND WEST YUBA
RAE II AREAS (NOS. 5264 AND 5172), SIERRA AND PLUMAS
COUNTIES, CALIFORNIA: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES SUMMARY REPORT
NO. MLA 71-83.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | GOLD-BEARING TERTIARY GRAVEL CHANNEL DEPOSIT ESTIMATED 200,000 CUBIC YARDS OF INFERRED SUBECONOMIC RESOURCES AVERAGE 0.038 OUNCE GOLD PER CUBIC YARD OF GRAVEL WITHIN FIRST 10 FT OF BEDROCK. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1990 | Scott | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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