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Salig Mine Patented

Occurrence in Placer county in California, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
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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. Mining district
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10032053
MRDS ID M012144
Record type Site
Current site name Salig Mine Patented

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -121.0677, 38.9185 (WGS84)
Elevation 396
Relative position 1 1/2 MILES N. OF AUBURN.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Placer(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Auburn(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Sacramento(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sacramento(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Sacramento(hydrologic accounting unit)

Sacramento(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Placer

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 012N 008E 03 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -121.0677, 38.9185
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: QUARTZ VEIN IN SLATE, CARRYING FREE GOLD AND SILVER IN SULPHURETS AND GALENA. STRIKE NW-SE, DIP 75 DEG. E.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Rock Creek

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Smith, A. L.
    First year 1915
    Last year 1916

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFT 200 FT. IDLE IN 1915-16. (THIS MINE NOT LISTED IN LATER (1936) COUNTY REPORT - POSSIBLY BY ACCIDENT?)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DOM 15TH REPORT OF STATE MINERALOGIST, 1915-16, P. 350

  • Deposit

    USGS FOLIO 66

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative California resources

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