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Kenna

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 10030296
MRDS ID M008319
Record type Site
Current site name Kenna
Related records 10285510

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.73435, 38.97628 (WGS84)
Relative position SW1/4 NW1/4, SW1/4, W1/2 SE1/4. PL. II, V. 34, NO. 3, SHOWS LOCATION (FROM U.S. LAND OFFICE RECORDS) AS SHOWN ABOVE; LATER REFERENCE SHOW LOCATION IN NE1/4. AREA OF 201.66 ACRES ONE MILE NE OF KENTUCKY FLAT.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

El Dorado(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Tunnel Hill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Placerville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sacramento(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

North Fork American(hydrologic unit)

Lower Sacramento(hydrologic accounting unit)

Sacramento(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Eldorado National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California El Dorado

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 013N 011E 15 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.73435, 38.97628
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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 Two Channel Mining Co.
    First year 1896

Comments on the production information

  • ACTIVE PRIOR TO AND DURING 1896 WHEN OPERATED BY TWO CHANNEL MNG. CO. SOME WORK DONE AROUND 1922. GRAVEL WELL CEMENTED AND GOLD WAS COARSE.

Comments on the workings information

  • DRIFT AND HYDRAULIC; MAIN OR WHITE CHANNEL HYDRAULICKED; BLUE CHANNEL DEVELOPED BY 1500-FT. ADIT; 10-STAMP MILL.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 52, NO. 4, P. 554; V. 34, NO. 3, 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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