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Chicago Park Pit & Mill

Producer in Nevada county in California, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
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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. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10237407
MAS/MILS ID 0060570063
Record type Site
Current site name Chicago Park Pit & Mill

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -120.98183, 39.17349 (WGS84)
Elevation 792
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nevada(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Chicago Park(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Truckee(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Chico(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Bear(hydrologic unit)

Lower Sacramento(hydrologic accounting unit)

Sacramento(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Nevada

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 015 N 009 E 09 NWNW California

Comments on the location information

  • OFF HIGHWAY 80 ALONG SECRET TOWN ROAD TO NEVADA IRRIGATION DISTRICT ROAD

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) Mesozoic gabbroic rocks, unit 2 (undivided)
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner R. J Miles Co.
    ID 404262
    Home office California
    Year 1980

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA RPT DATED MAY 1979

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.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 08/28/2000
MSHA mine ID0404262
Mine name (MSHA)R J MILES CO-SECRET TOWN PLANT
Current operatorR J Miles Company
Current controller (parent)Scott Miles
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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Authoritative California resources

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