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Chili Gulch Dredge

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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10028660
MRDS ID M005773
Record type Site
Current site name Chili Gulch Dredge
Related records 10259917

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.71712, 38.22519 (WGS84)
Relative position ABT.2 1/2 MI. NW OF SAN ANDREAS.TAILINGS IN NW 1/4 NW 1/4 ON TOPO MAP.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Calaveras(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

San Andreas(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

San Andreas(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sacramento(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Calaveras(hydrologic unit)

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 011E 01 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.71712, 38.22519
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: ONE MILE OF SAND AND GRAVEL ALONG THE BED OF CHILI GULCH; GRAVEL IS FROM 12-30' DEEP, AND IS SAID TO TEST 28? A CU. YD. THERE ARE VERY FEW BOULDERS. THE"BEDROCK" IS A BLUE GOUGE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • OPERATIONS BEGAN JAN. 1936. DREDGE IS CAPABLE OF TREATING 2000 CU. YDS. OF GRAVEL DAILY. 6 MEN EMPLOYED, 2 ON EACH SHIFT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. V. 32, NO.3,P.336 AND 358

Reporter information

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

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