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Garfield and Excelsior Cons.

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10030022
MRDS ID M007926
Record type Site
Current site name Garfield and Excelsior Cons.

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.90103, 38.9185 (WGS84)
Relative position SAID TO BE 1 MILE NE OF GREENWOOD, WHICH IS IN SW COR. SEC. 7, NW COR. SEC. 18. REFERENCES SHOW MINE IN SEC. 5, 6, BUT THIS DOES NOT SEEM LIKELY IF GEOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTION IS CORRECT.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

El Dorado(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Greenwood(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 012N 010E 06 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.90103, 38.9185
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: CONTAINS 3000 FT. BY 600 FT. ON SAME COURSE AS THE IDLEWILD MINE (TAYLOR - SEC. 21) A SERPENTINE DIKE RUNS A SHORT DISTANCE BACK OF AND PARALLEL TO THE VEIN WHICH IS IN SLATE; FOOTWALL IS HIGHLY MINERALIZED, THE SULPHURETS CARRYING GOLD; VEIN IS 20 FT. WIDE. SURFACE OF THE OUTCROP IS GOLD-BEARING, AS ARE ALL RAVINES HEADING TOWARD IT.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • ACTIVE 1894

Comments on the workings information

  • SOME GROUND-SLUICING WAS BEING DONE IN 1890'S. DEVELOPED BY 4 TUNNELS 275, 325, 400 AND 4200 FT. LONG. (LOCATIONS MAY LATER BE KNOWN BY OTHER NAMES)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. V. 52, NO. 4, P. 502, PL. 10; V. 34, NO. 3, P. 261

  • Deposit

    REPT. 12, P. 111

  • Deposit

    CDM V. 52, NO. 4, PL. 2

Reporter information

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

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