Boulder Creek Placer

Past Producer in Siskiyou county in California, United States with commodities Gold, Lead, Silver

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10184028
MAS/MILS ID 0060930861
Record type Site
Current site name Boulder Creek Placer
Alternate or previous names Fippen and Haydon Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -122.82922, 41.26654 (WGS84)
Elevation 1341
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
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Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Siskiyou

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 040 N 009 W 36 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -122.82922, 41.26654

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
U.S. Bureau of Mines Minerals Availability System MAS 0060930861

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF JOUR MINES AND GEOL V 31 NO 3 1935 P315 330 21ST REPT

  • Deposit

    TATE MINERALOGIST P465 491 USGS QUAD ETNA CALIF 1955

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 04-NOV-1983 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines