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Webster

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 10030307
MRDS ID M008336
Record type Site
Current site name Webster

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.78963, 38.96183 (WGS84)
Elevation 853
Relative position IN QUARTZ CYN 2 MI. S OF VOLCANOVILLE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

El Dorado(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Georgetown(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 19 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.78963, 38.96183
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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 Georgetown Lumber Co.

Comments on the production information

  • ACTIVE AROUND 1894

Comments on the workings information

  • CROSSCUT ADITS, 200 FT. AND 300 FT. LONG RESPECTIVELY

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 52, NO. 4, P. 538; V. 34, NO. 3, P. 269

  • Deposit

    REPORT OF STATE MINERALOGIST XXII, P. 435

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CLAIM OF 24 ACRES. * V. 52 AND V. 34 REFERENCES SHOW LOCATION IN SEC. 31. REPORT OF STATE MINERALOGIST XXII SHOWS SEC. 21, BUT REFERENCE TO USGS QUAD. GEORGETOWN, CALIF. SHOWS QUARTZ CANYON LOCATED IN SEC. 19. IF THE GEOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTION IS CORRECT, SEC. 19 WOULD BE THE MORE LIKELY LOCATION

Reporter information

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

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