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River Pines Mining Co

Producer in Amador 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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10028281
MRDS ID M005170
Record type Site
Current site name River Pines Mining Co
Related records 10260227

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.74352, 38.54851 (WGS84)
Relative position NEAR AUKUM. LOCATION VERY UNCERTAIN ONLY TAILINGS ON TOPO MAP ARE IN SEC. 13, EL DORADO CO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

El Dorado(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Aukum(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 Amador

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 008N 011E 14,15 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.74352, 38.54851
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • OPERATED 1940 AND FROM JAN. 1-JUNE 12, 1941. WAS MOST PRODUCTIVE DRAGLINE DREDGE IN THE COUNTY IN 1940; IN 1941 YIELD FROM 300,000 CU. YDS. OF GRAVEL WAS 1380 OZ. OF GOLD AND 192 OZ. OF SILVER

Comments on the workings information

  • DRAGLINE DREDGE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 50, NO. 1, JAN. 1954, P. 265

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1972 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey

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