New Oregon Mine (Forty-Nine Mine; Red Point Mine), Enterprise (Mountain Springs), Mountain Springs Mining District, Butte County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 32' 11'' North , 121° 20' 52'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Forbestown | 320 (2011) | 7.2km |
Rackerby | 204 (2017) | 10.8km |
Challenge-Brownsville | 1,148 (2011) | 10.8km |
Oroville East | 8,280 (2011) | 11.3km |
Berry Creek | 1,424 (2011) | 13.0km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Feather River Lapidary & Mineral Society | Oroville, California | 18km |
Paradise Gem & Mineral Club | Paradise, California | 34km |
Nevada County Gem & Mineral Society | Grass Valley, California | 43km |
Sutter Buttes Gem & Mineral Society | Marysville, California | 48km |
Mindat Locality ID:
74251
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:74251:6
GUID (UUID V4):
9edcab07-7415-430d-946a-37a9ce20dba9
A former lode Au-Pb mine located in the NW¼ (estimated) sec. 6, T19N, R6E, MDM (Location estimated from description in reference), 1.4 km (4,600 feet) E of the Enterprise site, now inundated under Lake Oroville. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 1,000 meters.
Mineralization is hosted in slate and porphyry. The ore body strikes E-W and dips 60S.
Workings include underground openings comprised of 2 crosscuts and short drifts.
Analytical data results: Quartz assayed 0.5% sulfides.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10103445 |
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References
(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file ID #0060070405