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California Cons.

Past Producer 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. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10101163
MRDS ID C008534
Record type Site
Current site name California Cons.
Alternate or previous names Ibid, Tapioca
Related records 10187736

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.54823, 38.63296 (WGS84)
Elevation 1189
Relative position 1 MI. WSW GRIZZLY FLATT

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

El Dorado(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sly Park(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 013E 16,21 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM ACC. SW 1/4 SEC. 16

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist > Mica Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.54823, 38.63296
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 6 E
    Dip NW
    Thickness 1.83M
    Depth to top 0M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • ACTIVE IN 1896 , 1938

Comments on the workings information

  • DEVELOPED BY 468 AND 70 FT. CROSSCUT ADITS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CLARK, W. B., AND CARLSON, D. W., 1956 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF EL DORADO CO., CALIF.: CALIF. JOUR. OF MINES AND GEOL., VOL. 52 , NO. 4 , PG. 492 AND 509 AND PL. 10 .

  • Deposit

    CRAWFORD, J. J., 1896 , EL DORADO COUNTY: CALIF. MIN. BUR. REPT., 13TH REPT. STATE MIN., PG. 159 .

  • Deposit

    LOGAN, C. A., 1938 , MIN. RESOURCES OF EL DORADO CO.: CALIF. JOUR. OF MINES AND GEOL., VOL. 34 , NO. 3 , PG. 227 , 259 AND PL. II.

  • Production

    CLARK ( 1956 )

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN SEVERAL VEINS, INCLUDING TAPIOCA VEIN (STRIKE GIVEN IS OF THIS VEIN)
Deposit COMPRISES THREE CLAIMS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1979 Mateik, R.; Albers, John P. U.S. Geological Survey

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