The Yuba Qtz is a gold mine located in Nevada county, California at an elevation of 3,199 feet.
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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
Elevation: 3,199 Feet (975 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 39.35333, -120.70389
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Yuba Qtz MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Yuba Qtz
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Nevada
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
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Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
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
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Rocks
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Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): UTM ACC. CENTER SEC
Comment (Deposit): VEIN
Comment (Deposit): PATENTED 21.91 AC ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Deposit): 23 PATENTED CLAIMS WHICH INCLUDE; KENTUCK, GEORGIA HOWELL, MAYBELLE, BUCK, HOPE, EASTMAN, GRANT, PROTECTION, PROTECTION NO. 2 , BLANKET MAMMOTH, SENTINEL, SOPHIA, HOMESTAKE FRACTION, NEW HOMESTAKE, RICHEY, 1896 , 1896 EXTENSION, BELLE, COLLINS, ECLIPSE, MILLSITE NO. 1 AND LAST CHANCE. 2 UNPATENTED MILLSITE CLAIMS, SILVERADO MILLSITE AND SILVERADO MILLSITE NO. 1 , OTHERS MAY HAVE BEEN ADDED OR EXPANED DURING VARIOUS CONSOLIDATIONS SINCE TIME OF REFERENCES. OTHER REFERENCES TO THE PATTERSON DISTRICT APPEAR IN REPORTS TO THE STATE MINERALOGIST OR CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY REPORTS. ABOVE INFORMATION IS PARTLY UNPUBLISHED. APPLIES TO DISTRICT AS A WHOLE, BUT MAIN PRODUCTIVE PART OF DISTRICT IS ON FALES HOT SPRINGS QUADRANGLE (Q.V.); FERRIMOLYBDENITE IN MESOZOIC GRANITE ROCK AT THE MOUTE OF GREEN CREEK IS SHOWN ON THE MAP (MAP NUMBER T2). ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
Comment (Location): GENERALIZED UTM COORDINATES FOR GROSS DISTRICT INFO.
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION VALUES BASED ON 1888 PRICE OF AU, AG. AG PRODUCTION RECORD BY THE MONO MINING CO. OF NEVADA.
Comment (Development): MILL.CAP: 21 ; ECON.YEAR: 1927
Comment (Deposit): NUMEROUS VEINS AND SOME DIKES. BEST ORE LIES IN LENTICULAR BODIES OF VEINS. 3 PORPHYRY BELTS W/CHARACTERISTIC PROPORTIONS OF AG,AU DESIGNATED; THE CAMERON THE CLINTON BELT AND THE COMSTOCK BELT. THE CAMERON LIES TO THE SOUTHWEST, IS HIGHER IN AU RELATIVE TO AG. BULLION REPORTED TO VALUE $6 - $13/OZ. ORE IN THE CLINTON BELT IS MORE ARGENTIFEROUS AND CONTAINS ONLY TRACES OF AU. THE COMSTOCK BELT LIES ALONG THE CREST OF THE SWEETWATER RANGE, BETWEEN SWEETWATER CANYON AND FERRIS CANYON. AU ASSAYS FROM 15 - 20 %.
Comment (Workings): NUMEROUS WORKINGS INCLUDE: SHAFTS, DRIFTS, ADITS, CROSSCUTS ON MANY LEVELS, OPEN CUTS AND DIAMOND DRILLING. NUMEROUS ORE - TREATMENT ROOMS AND SEVERAL MILLSITES. POWERPLANT
References
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C. A., 1941 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 37 , NO. 3 , PL. 3
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