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Diamond Springs Quarry

Producer in El Dorado county in California, United States with commodity Stone, Crushed/Broken
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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. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10211081
MAS/MILS ID 0060170797
Record type Site
Current site name Diamond Springs Quarry
Alternate or previous names Diamond Springs Lime Co

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -120.76102, 38.6918 (WGS84)
Elevation 622
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

El Dorado(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Placerville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Placerville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sacramento(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Fork American(hydrologic unit)

Lower Sacramento(hydrologic accounting unit)

Sacramento(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 010 N 011 E 28 SENE California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -120.76102, 38.6918
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Sierra Rock
    Home office California
    Year 1990

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CAL JRN MNS & GEOL V 52 NO 4 P 445-6 583 PL 10

  • Deposit

    USGS FOLIO 3

  • Deposit

    POSSIBLY EXTENDS INTO 27

  • Deposit

    LIMESTONE IS MINED FOR AGGREGATE.

  • Deposit

    CALIF. DIV. MINES AND GEOLOGY SPECIAL PUBLICATION 103, 1990.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 11-FEB-1991 Lowe, Nathan T. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

External references

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Authoritative California resources

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