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Rich Gulch Consolidated Gold Mines

Past Producer in Plumas 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. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10188463
MRDS ID MP90017
MAS/MILS ID 0060630071
Record type Site
Current site name Rich Gulch Consolidated Gold Mines
Related records 10048791

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -121.14385, 40.04547 (WGS84)
Elevation 1219

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Plumas(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Caribou(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Lake Almanor(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Susanville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

East Branch North Fork Feather(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 Plumas

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 025 N 007 E 01 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 273
USGS model code 36a
Deposit model name Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Mark3 model number 27

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -121.14385, 40.04547
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant Yes
Mining method Open Pit
Plant type Leach
Milling method Hydrometallurgy Unspecified

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Inca Resources, Inc.
    Home office Canada
    Year 1990
  • Type Owner
    Owner Abm Gold Corp.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1990
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Northwest Gold Corp.
    Interest 100
    Year 1996

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1992
    Demonstrated 9162518mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 2.43 g/mt Gold Major 1992
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1996
    Total resources 9162566mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 2.43 g/mt Gold Major 1996

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF DIV OF MINES VOL 24 NO 1 1928 P 295

  • Deposit

    ALSO IN SEC 12

  • Deposit

    RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1990.

  • Deposit

    RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY 1996-97, P.165.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PROPOSED HEAP LEACH OPERATION OF 25-30,000 OZ AU/YR WAS AWAITING FINANCING IN 1986. THE MINE IS ON STANDBY IN 1996.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 08-OCT-1997 Longwill U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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