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Orum Woodland

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. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10092080
MRDS ID M007693
Record type Site
Current site name Orum Woodland

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.8238, 38.64684 (WGS84)
Relative position 3 MILES E OF EL DORADO

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)

Federal lands

USBR(Federal land areas administered by USBR)

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 12 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.8238, 38.64684
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Cecilia Simpson

Comments on the production information

  • ACTIVE 1914, SHAFT FULL OF WATER IN 1938.

Comments on the workings information

  • A 200-FT. VERTICAL SHAFT WITH LEVELS AT 100 AND 150 FT.; 5-STAMP MILL WITH WILFLEY TABLE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 52, NO. 4, P. 524; V. 34, NO. 3, P. 266

  • Deposit

    DOM BULL. 108, P. 35

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit HOLDINGS OF 45 ACRES ON MARTINEZ CREEK, ON THE MOTHER LODE, NEAR THE UNION MINE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1972 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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