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Snow

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 10030351
MRDS ID M008417
Record type Site
Current site name Snow

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.65491, 38.71879 (WGS84)
Relative position 1 1/2 MI. NE OF NEWTON.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

El Dorado(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Camino(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Placerville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sacramento(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Fork American(hydrologic unit)

Lower Sacramento(hydrologic accounting unit)

Sacramento(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 012E 16 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.65491, 38.71879
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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 AROUND 1896. THE GOLD RAN 948 FINE.

Comments on the workings information

  • HYDRAULIC - TWO PITS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 52, NO. 4, P. 562; V. 34, NO. 3, PL. II

  • Deposit

    USGS PROF. PAPER 73, P. 68, 170

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PLATE II, V. 34, NO. 3 (CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. ) OUTLINES TWO LOCATIONS IN THIS SECTION: ONE THE SNOW CONS. PLACER MINE WITH HOLDINGS OF 300 ACRES; THE OTHER THE JOSEPH SNOW & CO. MINE, 160 ACRES.

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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