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Dredging Operations At and Near Jenny Lind Calaveras Gold Dredging Co.

Occurrence in Calaveras 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. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10028546
MRDS ID M005574
Record type Site
Current site name Dredging Operations At and Near Jenny Lind Calaveras Gold Dredging Co.
Related records 10162609

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Centroid
Geographic coordinates: -120.86253, 38.09749 (WGS84)
Relative position Original record had no geographic coordinates; these coordinates were derived from the PLSS description provided.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Calaveras(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Jenny Lind(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

San Andreas(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sacramento(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

San Joaquin(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Calaveras

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 003N 010E 21,22 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Centroid (1) -120.86253, 38.09749
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: IN 1925 THE EL ORO DREDGING COMPANY HAD FINISHED ITS GROUND NEAR JENNY LIND AND OPERATIONS WERE CONTINUED ON THE CALAVERAS RIVER AT JENNY LIND BY THE ISABEL DREDGE. DEPTH OF GRAVEL ABOUT 20'. ACTIVE 1904-1915 (INTERMITTENTLY). NO PLATINUM PRODUCED SINCE 1941

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. REPT. 21, P. 162

  • Deposit

    CALIF. COUNTY REPT. NO. 2, P. 106 AND 191

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TAILINGS SYMBOLS ON TOPO MAP IN THESE SECTIONS. FEW OZ. PLATINUM RECOVERED ANNUALLY FROM GOLD DREDGING IN CALAVERAS RIVER NEAR JENNY LIND. LARGEST YIELD, 54 OZ. ($2,433) WAS IN 1917

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-72 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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