The Smyth Ranch is a gold mine located in Placer county, California.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
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Smyth Ranch MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Smyth Ranch
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Placer
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Placer
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): LATITUDE-LONGITUDE determined using PLS and GIS. Estimate based on unlabeled placer workings along NW side of river about 5 mi. east of Loomis in what is now a reservoir. This site location is really questionable. It may not be Smyth Ranch, which does not have a PLS location in source reference. The placer workings in Folio 5 are unlabeled, but these have been identified by an earlier worker as being the same property as in CDMG report. I have no idea how this was done.
Comment (Workings): GIANT PUMP USED TO PIPE GRAVEL INTO PIT FROM WHICH IT WAS DRAWN TO SLUICES.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: RIVER GRAVELS TESTED - GROUND WORKED WAS DISAPPOINTING.
References
Reference (Deposit): DOM 23D REPORT OF STATE MINERALOGIST, P. 267
Reference (Deposit): USGS FOLIO 5
California Gold
"Where to Find Gold in California" looks at the density of modern placer mining claims along with historical gold mining locations and mining district descriptions to determine areas of high gold discovery potential in California. Read more: Where to Find Gold in California.
