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San Carlos Gold Dredging Co.

Occurrence in Nevada 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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10031858
MRDS ID M011644
Record type Site
Current site name San Carlos Gold Dredging Co.
Related records 10188637

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.87353, 39.19767 (WGS84)
Relative position PROBABLY N1/2

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nevada(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Dutch Flat(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Truckee(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Chico(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Bear(hydrologic unit)

Lower Sacramento(hydrologic accounting unit)

Sacramento(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Nevada

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 015N 010E 05 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.87353, 39.19767
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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

  • COMPANY STARTED WORK APR. 6, 1940. GRAVEL AVERAGES ABOUT 12 FT. IN DEPTH AND IS LOOSE AND EASY TO DIG. THE DRAGLINE HANDLES ABOUT 2500 CU. YDS. IN THE USUAL 20- TO 22-HOUR RUN. TEN MEN WERE EMPLOYED IN 1940.

Comments on the workings information

  • NO. 5 NORTHWEST DRAGLINE AND FLOATING WASH PLANT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 37, NO. 3, JULY 1941, PP. 435-6

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1973 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey

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