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Bella Vista

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 10030324
MRDS ID M008371
Record type Site
Current site name Bella Vista
Related records 10212345

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.6763, 38.56073 (WGS84)
Relative position NE1/4 SW1/4. LOCATED 3 MILES NE OF AUKUM.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

El Dorado(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Aukum(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 008N 012E 08 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.6763, 38.56073
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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 Harold C. Welch, Et Al.

Comments on the production information

  • ACTIVE IN 1936. GRAVELED CONTAINED $1 TO $1.50 PER YARD.

Comments on the workings information

  • DRIFT MINE: A 400-FT. DRIFT ADIT, RAISES AND 200-FT. DRIFT. WASHING PLANT AND SLUICE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 52, NO. 4, P. 542, PL. 10

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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