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Pilot Knob

Occurrence in El Dorado 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. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10092036
MRDS ID M007415
Record type Site
Current site name Pilot Knob

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -121.00909, 38.70434 (WGS84)
Relative position SE1/4

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

El Dorado(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Clarksville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Sacramento(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 010N 009E 20 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -121.00909, 38.70434
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V.34, NO.3, PL.II

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TWO CLAIMS, PILOT KNOB AND PILOT KNOB WESTERN EXT., UNPATENTED. THIS CLAIM IS OVERLAIN BY THE SKINNER PLACER CLAIM, WHICH COVERS THE ENTIRE QUARTER SECTION, AND MAY BE HELD BY THE SKINNERS

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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