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Lee Mine Murdoch

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. Mining district
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10109294
MRDS ID M012070
Record type Site
Current site name Lee Mine Murdoch
Related records 10164142

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Centroid
Geographic coordinates: -121.18278, 38.77407 (WGS84)
Relative position Original record had no geographic coordinates; these coordinates were derived from the PLSS description provided.

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 22,27 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Centroid (1) -121.18278, 38.77407
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: DRIFTING OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS (AS OF 191?) THE DETRITAL DEPOSIT (PREVOLCANIC GRAVELS) IS ABOUT 1500 FT. WIDE AND THE GRAVEL IS 60 FT. DEEP. DEEPEST CHANNEL WORKED IS SAID TO BE 350 FT. WIDE, THE MATERIAL BEING TAKEN OUT 6 FT. HIGH ABOVE BEDROCK.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Rocklin (Loomis)

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner W. J. Bade
    First year 1952

Comments on the production information

  • EARLY PRODUCTION NOT KNOWN; REPORTED PRODUCTION 1952, 1954, 1956

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USGS PROF. PAPER 73, P. 163

  • Deposit

    USGS FOLIO 5

  • Deposit

    USBM MIN. YB. V. 3, 1952, P. 193; 1954, P. 225; 1956, P. 229

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit AU MAY HAVE EXTENDED INTO SEC. 21. IT CONTAINS FINE AND FLAKY GOLD. THE DEEPEST CHANNEL WITH BEDROCK ELEV. OF 350 FT. IS STATED TO LIE 50 FT. BELOW "STONE HOUSE"ALONG THE ROAD AND CONTAINED CHIEFLY QUARTZ GRAVEL.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-73 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey

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