Western Star, Liverpool, Jersey, Central El Dorado

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. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10029929
MRDS ID M007776
Record type Site
Current site name Western Star, Liverpool, Jersey, Central El Dorado

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.86019, 38.6899 (WGS84)

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)

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 27 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.86019, 38.6899

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: IN CALAVERAS FORMATION. THE WESTERN STAR AND CENTRAL EL DORADO LIE ON EITHER SIDE OF THE DAVIDSON, IN THE N1/2 OF THE SECTION. THE LIVERPOOL IS APPARENTLY ON SAME VEIN SYSTEM AS THE COYOTE HILL AND LITTLE GIANT, AS IS ALSO THE JERSEY.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DOM BULL. 108, PL.

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

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