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Golden State

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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10007035
MRDS ID C008045
Record type Site
Current site name Golden State
Related records 10139098

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.89103, 38.95045 (WGS84)
Elevation 625
Relative position JUST W OF JONES HILL 4 MI NW OF GEORGETOWN

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

El Dorado(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Greenwood(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Placerville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sacramento(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

North Fork American(hydrologic unit)

Lower Sacramento(hydrologic accounting unit)

Sacramento(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 013N 010E 29 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM ACC W 1/2 OF NW 1/4 SEC

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.89103, 38.95045
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Width 91.44M
    Depth to top 0M

Comments on the geologic information

  • SEAM DEPOSIT

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Comments on the production information

  • NO PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND ACTIVE IN EARLY 1890'S

Comments on the workings information

  • DEVELOPED BY OPEN CUT AND PROSPECT SHAFTS AND ADITS

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. 570 AND PL 10 .

  • Deposit

    CRAWFORD, J. J., 1894 , EL DORADO COUNTY; CALIF. MIN. BUR. 12TH REPT. STATE MINERALOGIST, P 111 - 112 .

  • Deposit

    LOGAN, C. A., 1938 , MIN. RESOURCES OF EL DORADO CO.: CALIF. JOUR. OF MINES AND GEOL., VOL. 34 , NO. 3 , PG. 262 AND PL II.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN, SEAM DEPOSIT, QUARTZ SEAMS IN BELT 200 - 300 FT. WIDE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1979 Mateik, R.; Albers, John P. U.S. Geological Survey

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