Tullis Diamond

Occurrence in El Dorado county in California, United States with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  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. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10029856
MRDS ID M007664
Record type Site
Current site name Tullis Diamond

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.82352, 38.66129 (WGS84)
Elevation 518
Relative position NE1/4 NE1/4. PL. 2 - DOM BULL. 108. CLAIM OF 16 ACRES LOCATED 1 MILE SE OF EL DORADO.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

El Dorado(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Placerville(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 010E 01 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.82352, 38.66129

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Starlight Mining Co.

Comments on the production information

  • ACTIVE 1896

Comments on the workings information

  • A 200-FT. INCLINED SHAFT AND 175 FT. OF DRIFTS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 52, NO. 4, P. 536, PL. 10; V. 34, NO. 3, P. 268, PL. II

  • Deposit

    REPORT OF STATE MINERALOGIST XXII, P. 435

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit P. 435, REPORT OF STATE MINERALOGIST XXII, SHOWS AREA OF 20 ACRES.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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

Authoritative California resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.