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Shaw Shan Tsz, Volo

Occurrence 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. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10029916
MRDS ID M007763
Record type Site
Current site name Shaw Shan Tsz, Volo

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.87852, 38.70434 (WGS84)
Relative position NE1/4 SE1/4

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)

South Fork American(hydrologic unit)

Lower Sacramento(hydrologic accounting unit)

Sacramento(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 010N 010E 21 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.87852, 38.70434
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Volo Mining Co.

Comments on the production information

  • ACTIVE DURING 1880'S AND AGAIN AROUND 1915. VOLO MNG. CO. LEASED PROPERTY IN 1940 AND DURING 1941-42 SOME GOLD ORE MINED ON EXPERIMENTAL BASIS. SHUT DOWN IN 1942 BUT MILL REMAINED ACTIVE. REOPENED IN 1946 AND OPERATED ALMOST CONTINUOUSLY UNTIL 1953.

Comments on the workings information

  • ORIGINALLY WORKED BY 135-FT. SHAFT, 400 FT. CROSSCUT ADIT, 300 FT. DRIFT S AND 200-FT. DRIFT NORTH. AFTER 1940, WORKED BY OPEN CUT NOW ABOUT 1,000 FT. LONG 100 TO 150 FT. WIDE AND 20 TO 50 FT. DEEP.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 52, NO. 4, PP. 424-25, 531, PL. 10

  • Deposit

    CJM&G V. 34, NO. 3, P. 267

  • Deposit

    DOM BULL. 108, PL. 2; 12TH REPT. P. 114.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit WORKED AS UNDERGROUND MINE UNTIL 1940. PYRITE, CALCITE AND TALC ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE GOLD. ORE IS LOW GRADE, CONTAINING $2 TO $4 PER TON. DEPOSIT CONTAINS SEAMS OF SECONDARY ALBITE AND QUARTZ AS WELL AS A FEW BASIC DIKES. RICH POCKETS OF FREE GOLD HAVE BEEN FOUND.

Reporter information

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

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