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Mountain Gold Dredging Co

Producer in Calaveras 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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10109137
MRDS ID M005806
Record type Site
Current site name Mountain Gold Dredging Co
Related records 10235732

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.79045, 38.21074 (WGS84)
Relative position ON TRIBUTARY OF YOUNG'S CREEK, JUST W OF DOUBLE SPRINGS RANCH; DREDGE TAILINGS ON 1:24,000 TOPO MAP IN CTR. S 1/2 AND SW 1/4 NE 1/4

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 004N 011E 08 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.79045, 38.21074
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: GOLD RECOVERED FROM RECENT GRAVEL BED 8-10' THICK, CAPPED BY 4' SOIL OVERBURDEN. GOLD AVERAGED 38? PER YD.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner C. R. Garibaldi

Comments on the production information

  • ACTIVE 1952-56. DRAGLINE DREDGE; DELIVERED GRAVEL TO 4 X 20' TROMMEL AND MULTIPLE SLUICES, BULLDOZER USED TO LEVEL AND RE-SOIL DREDGED GROUND.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. COUNTY REPT. NO. 2, P. 203 AND PL.

Reporter information

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

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