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Meder Lode

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. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10092088
MRDS ID M007714
Record type Site
Current site name Meder Lode

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.89824, 38.6324 (WGS84)
Relative position NE1/4 NW1/4.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

El Dorado(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Shingle Springs(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 17 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.89824, 38.6324
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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 Michael B. Ryan

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit REPORT OF STATE MINERALOGIST XXII, P. 430 SHOWS AREA OF 40 ACRES HELD BY RYAN. LATER REFERENCE (V. 34, NO. 3, P. 265) LISTS THE "MOTHER LODE" HELD BY RYAN WITH AREA OF 20 ACRES. PL. II OF LATTER REFERENCE SHOWS THE MOTHER LODE (SEE CARD), THE MEDER LODE, AND THE SUNRISE LODE OF 1.878 ACRES LYING BETWEEN; PROBABLY RYAN HOLDS ALL THREE CLAIMS.

Reporter information

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

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