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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10034910
MRDS ID M021979
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.77435, 39.02878 (WGS84)
Elevation 975
Relative position 2 MI. NE 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 29 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM ACC. W1/2

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.77435, 39.02878

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFT

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS M021979

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CHANDRA, D. B., 1961 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE COLFAX AND FORRESTHILL QUADRANGLES, CALIFORNIA: SPECIAL REPORT 67 , CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES, P. 48 . , P1.3, P1.3

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN

Reporter information

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