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Big Canyon Dredge Co.

Producer in El Dorado 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 10029676
MRDS ID M007367
Record type Site
Current site name Big Canyon Dredge Co.
Related records 10210976

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Centroid
Geographic coordinates: -120.98509, 38.62761 (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)

El Dorado(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Shingle Springs(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Placerville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sacramento(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Cosumnes(hydrologic unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California El Dorado

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 009N 009E California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Centroid (1) -120.98509, 38.62761
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • DREDGE OPERATED DURING PART OF 1940; DURING 11 MONTHS OF 1941, OPERATIONS YIELDED 3,160 OZ. OF GOLD AND 321 OZ. OF SILVER FROM 540,000 CU. YDS. OF GRAVEL. DURING THE FIRST 7 MONTHS OF 1942, OPERATIONS YIELDED 1,269 OZ. OF GOLD AND 137 OZ. OF SILVER FROM 250,000 CU. YDS. OF GRAVEL.

Comments on the workings information

  • DRAG-LINE DREDGE WITH 3-CU. YD. BUCKET.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 52, NO. 4, P. 542

  • Deposit

    DOM BULL. 135, P. 255

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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