Kumfa Kum Fa, Kum Fu

Occurrence in El Dorado county in California, United States with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  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 10030174
MRDS ID M008156
Record type Site
Current site name Kumfa Kum Fa, Kum Fu

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.74824, 38.71879 (WGS84)
Relative position AT SMITH'S FLAT

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

El Dorado(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Camino(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 010N 011E 15 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.74824, 38.71879

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • ACTIVE 1911-13, 1928 AND 1936

Comments on the workings information

  • DRIFT MINE - 631-FT. INCLINED SHAFT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 52, NO. 4, P. 554; V. 34, NO. 3, P. 271

  • Deposit

    USGS PROF. PAPER 73, 173

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE 1938 REFERENCE (V. 34, NO. 3) SHOWS LOCATION IN SECS. 9, 10, 15, AND 16; LATER REFERENCE GIVES ONLY SEC. 15. (SEE ALSO CARPENDER MINE). AREA CONTAINS 140 ACRES.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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

Authoritative California resources

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