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Eureka

Past Producer in Calaveras county in California, United States with commodity Copper
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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. Workings at the site
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10102638
MRDS ID M005929
Record type Site
Current site name Eureka

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.76018, 38.24574 (WGS84)
Relative position 2 MILES NE CAMPO SECO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Calaveras(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Valley Springs(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

San Andreas(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sacramento(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

San Joaquin(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Calaveras

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 005N 011E 33,34 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.76018, 38.24574
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Comments on the production information

  • SOME PRODUCTION BEFORE 1912

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 45.72M

Comments on the workings information

  • ONE SHAFT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    EPIC, J.H., 1948 , COPPER IN CALIFORNIA BULL. 144 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 219

  • Deposit

    TUCKER, W.B., 1914 , CALAVERAS COUNTY; 14TH REPT. STATE MINERALOGIST; CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 57

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1972 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JUN-1978 Fraticelli, L. A. (Albers, J.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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