Modoc Mine

Occurrence in Modoc 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. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10237152
MAS/MILS ID 0060490140
Record type Site
Current site name Modoc Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -120.18795, 41.98546 (WGS84)
Elevation 2301
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Modoc(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mount Bidwell(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Cedarville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Alturas(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Goose Lake(hydrologic unit)

Upper Sacramento(hydrologic accounting unit)

Sacramento(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Modoc 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 Modoc

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 048 N 016 E 31 NWSE California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -120.18795, 41.98546

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. VOL. 32, NO. 4, OCT. 1936, PP. 456-5; REPT. 15,

  • Deposit

    P. 247-48; REPT. 25, P. 16; USGS B. 594, P. 45 AND PL. 5

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-JAN-1997 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.

External references

Authoritative California resources

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