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Laird Gravel Mine.

Producer in Placer 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 10109293
MRDS ID M012063
Record type Site
Current site name Laird Gravel Mine.
Related records 10139795

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -121.1677, 38.80739 (WGS84)
Relative position EAST OF LOOMIS (NR. W1/4 COR. SEC. 14). POSSIBLY NEAR THE LAIRD RANCH ON WHICH GOLD HILL DREDGING CO. WAS OPERATING IN 1935?. SEE CARD SEC. 14? THIS TP.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Placer(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Rocklin(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Sacramento(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sacramento(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower American(hydrologic unit)

Lower Sacramento(hydrologic accounting unit)

Sacramento(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Placer

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 011N 007E 14,15 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -121.1677, 38.80739
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: POSSIBLY THE SAME AS THE LAIRD RIVER CLAIM SHOWN ON P. 93 OF CJM&G V. 32, NO. 1. A THICK BANK OF PREVOLCANIC GRAVEL AND SAND EXPOSED HERE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • ABOUT $1,000,000 UP TO 1882 WITH PRODUCTION CONSOLIDATED WITH THE OTHER CLAIMS UNDER THIS NAME.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 32, NO. 1, 1936, P. 81, 82

  • Deposit

    USGS FOLIO 5; USGS PROF. PAPER 73, P. 163

  • Deposit

    DOM 23 RD REPORT OF STATE MINERALOGIST P. 267

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit WORKED IRREGULARLY FOR MANY YEARS. A HYDRAULIC ELEVATOR WAS USED AND SO DRIFTING DONE BUT LACK OF GRADE WAS A HINDRANCE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1973 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey

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