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Pocahontas

Past Producer in El Dorado county in California, United States with commodity Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006886
MRDS ID C007672
Record type Site
Current site name Pocahontas
Related records 10187458

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.85296, 38.64212 (WGS84)
Relative position 2 1/2 MI. S OF EL DORADO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

El Dorado(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Placerville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Placerville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sacramento(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Cosumnes(hydrologic unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California El Dorado

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 009N 010E 10,11,14,15 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM EST. ADIT WHERE CORNERS MEET ?

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.85296, 38.64212
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike NW
    Dip NE
    Depth to top 0M

Comments on the geologic information

  • 2 VEINS 300 FT. APART IN DIORITE PORPHYRY.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • INTERMITTENTLY ACTIVE, 1854 - 1896 . PROSPECTED AROUND 1939 .

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Area 14.974HA

Comments on the workings information

  • 2 INCLINED SHAFTS 300 AND 400 FT. AND 1700 FT. DRIFTS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CLARK, W. B., AND CARLSON, D. W., 1956 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF EL DORADO CO., CALIF.: CALIF. JOUR. OF MINES AND GEOL., VOL. 52 , NO. 4 , PG. 525

  • Production

    CLARK AND CARLSON, 1956

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1979 Hayden, F. (Albers, J.) U.S. Geological Survey

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