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Green Emigrant

Past Producer in Placer 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. Ownership information
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10007721
MRDS ID C012225
Record type Site
Current site name Green Emigrant
Related records 10237224

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -121.1102, 38.95183 (WGS84)
Elevation 411
Relative position 4 1/2 MI. N AUBURN

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Placer(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Auburn(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Sacramento(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sacramento(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Sacramento(hydrologic accounting unit)

Sacramento(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Placer

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 013N 008E 29 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM EST. NE 1/4 , SW 1/4

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 Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -121.1102, 38.95183
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike NW
    Dip NE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Mrs. J. C. Thomas
    First year 1935

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION FIGURES UNCERTAIN. SECRECYMAINTAINED DURI NG OPERATION OF MINE. EST. YIELD WAS $150000. NO OTHER PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 457.2M
    Overall depth 9.14M

Comments on the workings information

  • TUNNEL PORTALS, CROSS CUTS, DRIFTS, SHAFTS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LOGAN, C. A., 1936 , GOLD MINES OF PLACER COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 32 , NO. 1 , P. 25 , 45 .

  • Deposit

    LINDGREN, W., 1894 , THE GOLD-SILVER VEINS OF OPHIR, CALIFORNIA: 14TH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, PART 2 , P. 249 .

  • Production

    LOGAN ( 1936 ) LINDGREN ( 1894 )

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN
Deposit 10 ACRES ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1979 Nelson, Scott C. (Albers, John, P.) U.S. Geological Survey PARSED HOST ROCK AND ASSOCIATED ROCK INFORMATION FROM OLD SINGLE VALUED FIELD TO NEW MULTIVALUED FIELD
Editor 27-APR-1995 Mosier, Dan U.S. Geological Survey

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