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Kentucky Flat

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. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10030310
MRDS ID M008343
Record type Site
Current site name Kentucky Flat
Related records 10260591

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.73435, 38.96183 (WGS84)
Relative position AT 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 22 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.73435, 38.96183
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • ACTIVE 1894-1902 AND AGAIN IN 1933

Comments on the workings information

  • DRIFT AND HYDRAULIC; MAIN OR WHITE CHANNEL HYDRAULICKED IN PIT WITH 25-FT. BANK; BLUE CHANNEL DEVELOPED BY 625-FT. ADIT AND 80-FT. SHAFT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 52, NO. 4, P. 554, PL. 10; V. 34, NO. 3, P. 271 AND PL. II

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PL.II, V.34, NO.3 SHOWS AREA OF 674.3 ACRES LOC. CENTRAL PORTION OF SEC.22 & EXTENDING INTO CENTRAL PORTION OF SEC.27 AND INCLUDING ALL OF SW1/4 OF THAT SEC. THE TABLE OF MINES ON P. 271 OF THE SAME REFERENCE SHOWS HOLDINGS OF 403 ACRES, AND APPARENTLY INCLUDES THE REMAINDER UNDER THE NORRIS HOLDINGS.

Reporter information

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

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