Doherty Prospect

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10103116
MRDS ID	M021848
Record type	Site
Current site name	Doherty Prospect
Related records	10116139

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-120.78159, 39.03433 (WGS84)
Elevation	853
Relative position	2 1/2 MI. NE FOREST HILL N DOHERTY MINE
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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		California

Comments on the location information

UTM EST. NW 1/4 , NE 1/4

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Gold	Primary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Gold	Ore
Ankerite	Gangue
Quartz	Gangue

Analytical data

Result	EST. ORE ASSAYS $18 - $19/TON

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Host

Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-120.78159, 39.03433	ListMap

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

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	M021848

Bibliographic references

Deposit

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

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	VEIN
Deposit	NOT TO BE CONFUSED W/ DOHERTY MINE IN SEC. 30, 31. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

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