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Paul Cons. La Belle France

Producer 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 10028705
MRDS ID M005849
Record type Site
Current site name Paul Cons. La Belle France
Related records 10259894

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.71712, 38.28269 (WGS84)
Relative position 1 MI. S OF MOKELUMNE HILL. SE1/4. 60 ACRES

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Calaveras(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mokelumne Hill(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 005N 011E 13 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.71712, 38.28269
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: GRAVEL OVERLAIN BY RHYOLITE TUFF, CLAY, ANDESITIC GRAVEL.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • ACTIVE PRIOR TO 1874 AS BOB PAUL CLAIM; ACTIVE 1880 AS LA BELLE FRANCE MINE; PAY GRAVEL PRODUCED 1880-82. DRIFT MINE. 275' INCLINED TUNNEL DRIVEN 1874.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. V. 32, NO. 3, P. 315

  • Deposit

    CALIF. COUNTY REPT. NO. 2, P. 204 AND PL. C.

Reporter information

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

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