Doherty

Past Producer in Placer county in California, United States with commodity Gold

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10034876
MRDS ID M021847
Record type Site
Current site name Doherty
Related records 10164635

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.79353, 39.02072 (WGS84)
Elevation 853
Relative position 1 MI. E FOREST HILL
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Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Placer

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 014N 011E 30,31 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM ACC. SW 1/4 , SW 1/4 , 30 , NW 1/4 , NW 1/4 , 31

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Ankerite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result EST. ASSAYS $53 ORE/TON

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.79353, 39.02072

Ore body information

  • Thickness 1.52M

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS M021847

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CHANDRA, D. K., 1961 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE COLFAX AND FORESTHILL QUADRANGLE, CALIFORNIA: SPECIAL REPORT 67 , CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES, P. 46

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN, 1 - 5 FT. THICK

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1979 Nelson, Scott C. (Albers, John, P.) U.S. Geological Survey