The Unnamed Location is a sand and gravel, construction mine located in Butte 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
Elevation:
Commodity: Sand and Gravel, Construction
Lat, Long: 39.5044, -121.52830
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Unnamed Location MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unnamed Location
Commodity
Primary: Sand and Gravel, Construction
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Butte
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: American Mining And Development Co.
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1960
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: California Trough
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
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): E AND M J VOL 161 NO 10 1960 P 153
Reference (Deposit): PLACER OPERATION AT OROVILLE NO SECTION NUMBER GIVEN
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