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Snows Mine

Past Producer in Butte 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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10284494
MRDS ID M005492
MAS/MILS ID 0060070209
Record type Site
Current site name Snows Mine
Related records 10028496

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -121.42716, 39.96127 (WGS84)
Elevation 1640
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Butte(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Kimshew Point(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Chico(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Chico(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

North Fork Feather(hydrologic unit)

Lower Sacramento(hydrologic accounting unit)

Sacramento(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Lassen 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 Butte

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 024 N 005 E 04 SWSW California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -121.42716, 39.96127
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USGS P P 73 P 94-96 FOLIO 43

  • Deposit

    BOTH SNOWS MINE AND UNNAMED HYDRAULIC MINE ARE IN AURIFEROUS

  • Deposit

    LINDGREN,WALDEMAR,TERTIARY GRAVELS, USGS PP.73,P94-97.

  • Deposit

    TURNER,HU.1898, BIDWELL BAR, USGS FOLIO 43

  • Deposit

    HALEY,C.S.,1923, GOLD PLACERS OF CALIFORNIA, CAL ST MIN BUR

  • Deposit

    BULL. 92, P 103.

  • Deposit

    GOLD DISTRICTS OF SIERRA NEVADA, CA DIV MIN GEOL BULL 193,P.

  • Deposit

    USBM OFR- 55-83, BUCKS LAKE & CHIPS CREEK RARE 11 AREAS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 04-NOV-1983 Linne, James M. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

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Authoritative California resources

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