Hughes and Westfall Hydraulic Placer Mine (Yuba; Westfall; New York), Church Meadows, Sierra City Mining District, Sierra County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 40' 24'' North , 120° 35' 24'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Whitehawk | 113 (2011) | 6.2km |
Valley Ranch | 109 (2011) | 7.4km |
C-Road | 150 (2011) | 9.9km |
Graeagle | 737 (2011) | 10.6km |
Mohawk Vista | 159 (2011) | 12.0km |
Mindat Locality ID:
93344
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:93344:6
GUID (UUID V4):
d4a555b4-8f67-400c-90a3-49fd85434f4e
A former placer Au occurrence/hydraulic mine located in secs. 13, 14, 23, 24 & 26, T21N, R12E, MDM, 2.4 km (1.5 miles) SE of Church Meadows (coordinates of record), E of Howard Creek at Howard Meadows and S of Church Creek, on National Forest land. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 5,000 meters.Located along Howard Creek including the former Hughes & Westfall claim in sec. 24. Other names are all par of the Hugh & Westfall estate.
Local rocks include Mesozoic volcanic rocks, unit 5 (Northern Sierra Nevada and Eastern Klamath Mountains).
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Link to USGS MRDS: | 10111128 |
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