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Bret Harte Safeguard No. 1

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 10030376
MRDS ID M008445
Record type Site
Current site name Bret Harte Safeguard No. 1

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.67852, 38.83157 (WGS84)
Relative position NW1/4. THREE CLAIMS, LOCATED ON NORTH SLOPE OF SLATE MOUNTAIN, 3/4 MILE BY TRAIL FROM THE ROAD. MAY BE THE MINE SHOWN IN THE S1/2 NW1/4 ON USGS QUAD. SLATE MTN, CALIF. 1950

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

El Dorado(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Slate Mountain(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)

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 011N 012E 06 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.67852, 38.83157
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Frank Dean
    First year 1934

Comments on the production information

  • ACTIVE AROUND 1934 WHEN SEVERAL HUNDRED TONS OF ORE WERE MINED FROM THE SURFACE.

Comments on the workings information

  • TWO ADITS, ONE 240 FT. AND THE OTHER 50 FT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 52, NO. 4, P. 490, PL. 10; V. 34, NO. 3, P. 225

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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