| Deposit ID | 10238113 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0060910647 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Buckshot Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Buckshot No. 1, West Yuba Rare Ii Area |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -120.83104, 39.63708 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1164 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Sierra(county)
California(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mount Fillmore(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 | 021 N | 010 E | 35 | N2NESW | California |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | -120.83104, 39.63708 |
|---|
| Operation type | Placer |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0060910647 |
WHITE, W.W., III, SCOTT, D.F., BARNES, D.J., AND NUEMANN,
T.R., 1983, MINERAL INVESTIGATION OF THE EAST AND WEST YUBA
RARE 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 | RECENT GOLD-BEARING GRAVEL BENCH ALONG MARGIN OF DOWNIE RIVER MINE IS WORKED BY 1 MAN. WORKING IS A SHORT DRIFT INTO THE GRAVEL BENCH NO ACCESS OTHER THAN BY FOOT-TRAIL. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 07-JUN-1990 | Scott | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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