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Cat Camp Hydraulic Mine

Producer in Calaveras county in California, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
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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 10028574
MRDS ID M005621
Record type Site
Current site name Cat Camp Hydraulic Mine
Related records 10113929

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Centroid
Geographic coordinates: -120.9547, 38.19928 (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

Wallace(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 004N 009E 13,14 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Nearby scientific data

Centroid (1) -120.9547, 38.19928
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: OPERATIONS OF A NONFLOATING WASHING PLANT FOR 6 MOS. OF 1941 YIELDED 605 OZ. OF GOLD AND 34 OZ. OF SILVER FROM 100,000 CU. YDS. IN 1942 CAT CAMP PLACERS AND BURSON MINING CO. PRODUCED FROM THIS MINE 483 OZ. OF GOLD AND 32 OZ. OF SILVER FROM 71,818 CU. YDS OF GRAVEL WITH NONFLOATING WASHING PLANTS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. B. 135, P. 251

  • Deposit

    CALIF. COUNTY REPT. NO. 2, P. 192 AND PL. C

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative California resources

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