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Franklin Tockey

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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10030147
MRDS ID M008099
Record type Site
Current site name Franklin Tockey
Related records 10163048

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.80352, 38.7474 (WGS84)
Relative position V. 34, NO. 3, P. 270 AND PL. II (TAKEN FROM US LAND OFFICE RECORDS) SHOWS LOCATION OF CLAIM OF 80 ACRES IN W1/2 SEC. 6; V. 52, NO. 4, P. 549 SHOWS LOCATION 2 1/2 MI. E. OF PLACERVILLE.

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 011E 06 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.80352, 38.7474
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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 Placerville Gold Mining Co.
    Home office C/O L.F.S. Holland

Comments on the production information

  • ACTIVE AROUND 1896 AND 1907

Comments on the workings information

  • DRIFT MINE - 1400 DRIFT IN CHANNEL; 10-STAMP MILL AND 100-FT. SLUICE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 52, NO. 4, P. 549; V. 34, NO. 3, P. 270, PL. II

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.

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Authoritative California resources

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