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Equator

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 10092069
MRDS ID M007660
Record type Site
Current site name Equator
Related records 10139068

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Centroid
Geographic coordinates: -120.87299, 38.62738 (WGS84)
Relative position Original record had no geographic coordinates; these coordinates were derived from the PLSS description provided.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

El Dorado(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Placerville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Placerville(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 009N 010E California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Centroid (1) -120.87299, 38.62738
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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 1888-90.

Comments on the workings information

  • A 1300-FT. CROSSCUT ADIT AND 110-FT. INCLINED SHAFT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 52, NO. 4, P 499; V. 34, NO. 3, P. 261

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ON MOTHER LODE. THE STATE REFERENCES SHOW LOCATION IN T. 10N, 11E, BUT REFERRING TO THE MAP, PL. II, V. 34, NO. 3, AND THE LOCATIONS OF CLAIMS ON THE MOTHER LODE, IT WOULD APPEAR THAT IT IS MORE LIKELY TO BE LOCATED IN SECS. 1, 11, OR 12, IN THE ABOVE-NOTED TOWNSHIP.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-72 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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