| Deposit ID | 10286954 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | X025462 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0060910275 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Telegraph Mining Co. |
| Alternate or previous names | Telegraph Mining Co, West Yuba Rare Ii Area |
| Related records | 10086545 |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -120.86794, 39.61928 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1612 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Sierra(county)
California(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Downieville(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 | 020 N | 010 E | 09 | NENWNW | California |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -120.86794, 39.61928 |
|---|
| Operation type | Placer |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| 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 | 0060910275 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | X025462 | MAS references MRDS |
CALIF JOUR OF MINES & GLG,V 38 #1 JAN,1942 P66;
E/M INTRNTNL DIREC OF MINING 1975 P.136.
PRESTON, E.B., 1893, SIERRA COUNTY, IN ELEVENTH REPORT OF
THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU,
P. 410-412.
TAYLOR, G.F., 1903, SIERRA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: REGISTER OF
MINES AND MINERALS, CALIFORNAI STATE MINING BUREAU, P. 6-8.
SINNTT, J.J., 1972, DOWNIEVILLE GOLDTOWN ON THE YUBA:
CALIFORNIA TRAVELER, INC., VOLCANO, CALIFORNIA, P. 171.
WHITE, W.W., III, SCOTT, D.F., BARNES, D.J., NEUMANN, T. R.,
1983, MINERAL INVESTIGATIN OF TE 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 | GOLD-BEARING TERTIARY GRAVEL CHANNEL DEPOSIT WORKINGS CONTAIN BAD AIR DUE TO NO VENTILATION. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1990 | Scott | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 06/28/2024 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 0405100 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | TELEGRAPH MINE |
| Current operator | Saddleback, LLC |
| Current controller (parent) | Telegraph LLC; Amy Pennington |
| Mine type | Underground (Metal / non-metal) |
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