Packer Prospect

Unknown in Trinity county in California, United States with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  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. Production statistics
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10214286
MAS/MILS ID 0061050760
Record type Site
Current site name Packer Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -122.95002, 41.08174 (WGS84)
Elevation 1707
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Trinity(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Caribou Lake(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Mount Shasta(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Weed(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Trinity(hydrologic unit)

Klamath(hydrologic accounting unit)

Klamath-Northern California Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Shasta-Trinity National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Trinity Alps Wilderness(Wilderness)

Wilderness FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Trinity

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 037 N 010 W 12 NE California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -122.95002, 41.08174

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1909

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Production statistics

  • Year 1932
    Period 1909-1932
    Description 400 Ozs Gold And 240 Ozs Silver Were Produced Between 1909 And 1932.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 7464.83g
    Major Gold Gold 12441.39g

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USGS BULL 1371-B P142,154-155

  • Deposit

    VEINS; PROD. 400OZAU,240OZAG,1909-1932; DUMP SAMPLES CONTAIN

  • Deposit

    TO 1.87 OZ.AU AND .48OZ AG/TON. PROB. LIMITED RESOURCE;

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 04-NOV-1983 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Authoritative California resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.