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C. P. Davis Ranch

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 10029231
MRDS ID M006655
Record type Site
Current site name C. P. Davis Ranch
Related records 10260258

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.53351, 38.31158 (WGS84)
Relative position 2 MI. S OF RAILROAD FLAT

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Calaveras(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Rail Road Flat(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)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management CA)

Bureau of Land Management CA BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Calaveras

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 005N 013E 03 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: A 70' VERTICAL, SINGLE -COMPARTMENT SHAFT HAS BEEN SUNK 70' THROUGH 60' OF RHYOLITE LAVA; BOTTOM 10' IS IN LOOSE SLATE ROCK AND SOME BLUE GRAVEL. OPERATORS STATE THEY ARE ON A SIDE OR BENCH CHANNEL OFF OF THE MAIN BLUE CHANNEL.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • IN 1936 BEING PROSPECTED BY A CREW OF THREE MEN; 70' VERTICAL SHAFT SUNK.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. V. 32, NO. 3, P. 337

  • Deposit

    CALIF. COUNTY REPT. NO. 2, P. 195

Reporter information

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

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