The Middle Yuba River is a gold mine located in Nevada county, California.
About the MRDS Data:
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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Middle Yuba River MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Middle Yuba River
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Nevada
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Placer
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
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: OWNED BY SOUTHERN PACIFIC. MAY BE AURIFEROUS; ARE AMENABLE TO PLACER MINING.
Comment (Location): LATITUDE-LONGITUDE determined using PLS and GIS.
Comment (Location): This property is in two sections 9 and 15. Section 9 is owned by Southern Pacific, but 15 is not. This appears to be a large area of gold-bearing gravel along the Middle Fork of the Yuba River.
References
Reference (Deposit): California Journal of Mines and Geology State Mineralogists Report v. 37, plate 3, no. PM1.
Reference (Deposit): SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, V. 2, P. 58. (Reprint California Division of Mines and Geology Special Publication 94, 1987)
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