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Benfeldt Rogers John Benfeldt Cl

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 10092162
MRDS ID M008133
Record type Site
Current site name Benfeldt Rogers John Benfeldt Cl

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.74769, 38.73323 (WGS84)
Relative position E1/2 SW1/4. NEAR SMITH'S FLAT. V. 34, NO. 3, P. 270 SHOWS HOLDINGS OF 160 ACRES BUT PL. II SHOWS 80 ACRES.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

El Dorado(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Camino(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Placerville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sacramento(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Fork American(hydrologic unit)

Lower Sacramento(hydrologic accounting unit)

Sacramento(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 011E 10 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.74769, 38.73323
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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 1888-96 AND 1916-19. GRAVEL YIELDED $2 TO $8 PER TON.

Comments on the workings information

  • A 750-FT. INCLINED SHAFT AND DRIFTS.; 10-STAMP MILL AND 150-FT. SLUICE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 52, NO. 4, P. 542; V. 34, NO. 3, P. 270, PL. II

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit USGS PROF. PAPER 73, P. 173, SHOWS LOCATION IN CENTER OF S1/2.

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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