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Gold Chief Placer Mine No. 1 and 2

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 10029507
MRDS ID M007076
Record type Site
Current site name Gold Chief Placer Mine No. 1 and 2
Related records 10259638

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.47573, 38.37352 (WGS84)
Relative position 4 1/2 MI. BY ROAD SE OF WEST POINT, ON THE LICKING FORK OF MOKELUMNE RIVER.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Calaveras(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Fort Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

San Andreas(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sacramento(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Mokelumne(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 006N 014E 18 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.47573, 38.37352
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: IT IS ON THE FORT MOUNTAIN CHANNEL; GRAVEL IS LOOSE, CONTAINS SOME BOULDERS , AND AVERAGES 20' IN DEPTH. BEDROCK IS A DECOMPOSED SLATE. GRAVEL SAID TO AVERAGE $1.30 A TON.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • WORKED INTERMITTENTLY BETWEEN APRIL 1931 AND SEPT. 1935.

Comments on the workings information

  • PARTLY INCLINED TUNNEL WHICH RUNS NWWARD A DISTANCE OF 525'; ABOUT 400' OF CROSSCUTS AND DRIFTS. PROPERTY COMPRISES 20 ACRES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. V. 32, NO. 3, P. 340-1 AND 359

  • Deposit

    CALIF. COUNTY REPT. NO. 2, P. 197 AND PL. C

Reporter information

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

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