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Superior Tin Cup

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 10030217
MRDS ID M008215
Record type Site
Current site name Superior Tin Cup

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Centroid
Geographic coordinates: -120.80652, 38.69171 (WGS84)
Relative position Original record had no geographic coordinates; these coordinates were derived from the PLSS description provided.

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 010N 011E 20,29,30 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Centroid (1) -120.80652, 38.69171
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1867

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Emma H. Rose (Estate)
    Home office Henry A. Alker And Elliott S. Mccurdy, Trustees

Comments on the production information

  • ACTIVE AROUND 1888-90 AND AGAIN IN 1900. ORE YIELDED $4.80 TO $15 PER TON.

Comments on the workings information

  • ADITS, 250 AND 700 FT. LONG RESPECTIVELY AND 400-FT. INCLINED SHAFT; 10-STAMP MILL.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 52, NO. 4, P. 534, PL. 10

  • Deposit

    DOM BULL. 108, P. 41; V. 34, NO. 3, P. 268, PL. II

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CLAIM OF 27 ACRES ON MOTHER LODE ADJOINING THE LARKIN MINE ON THE NORTH.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-72 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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