The Yuba Placer Dredge 21 is a gold mine located in Yuba 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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Yuba Placer Dredge 21 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Yuba Placer Dredge 21
Secondary: Cal Sierra Development
Secondary: Yuba Gold Fields, Dredge #21.
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Yuba
District: Yuba River District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
Type: Patented
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Cal Sierra Development Inc (Owner Of Yuba Placer Au Co.)
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1997
Owner Name: Yuba Placer Gold Co.
Company ID: 404361
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1989
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Plant
Plant Type: Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant Subtype: Hydromet
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Dredging
Milling Method: Washing
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y
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
Comment (Ownership): COMPANY NAME CHANGED FORM YUBA WESTGOLD (WEST GOLD) INC. TO CAL SIERREA DEVELOPMENT INC. OWNER OF YUBA PLACER GOLD COMPANY.
Comment (Reserve-Resource): RESOURCES AS OF 1992 LISTED AS 76 MILLION CU YRDS CONTAINING 457,659 OZ OF GOLD, (0.006 OZ/CUYD). ORE UNITS FOR "R" RECORD 1 CONVERTED FROM CUBIC YARDS TO CUBIC METRIC TONS, SEE "R" REF.
References
Reference (Reserve-Resource): RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1996/97, P152.
Reference (Reserve-Resource): AMERICAN MINES HANDBOOKS, 1996, 1997.
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. SPEICAL PUBL. 103, 1990.
Reference (Deposit): MSHA.DBF LISTING OF 03/95.
Reference (Deposit): AMERICAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1993, P193, "YUBA WESTGOLD INC."
Reference (Deposit): AMERICAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1996, P54, "CAL SIERRA DEVEL. INC."
Reference (Deposit): RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1996/97, P152, "CAL SERRIA DEVELOP-
Reference (Deposit): MENT".
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.
