Calif. Consolidated Ibid, Tapioca

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10030447
MRDS ID M008534
Record type Site
Current site name Calif. Consolidated Ibid, Tapioca

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Centroid
Geographic coordinates: -120.54596, 38.62115 (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)

El Dorado(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Omo Ranch(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Placerville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sacramento(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Cosumnes(hydrologic unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Eldorado National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California El Dorado

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 009N 013E 16,21 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Centroid (1) -120.54596, 38.62115

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Brown, Albert N.

Comments on the production information

  • ACTIVE IN 1896; REOPENED IN 1938. TAPIOCA VEIN YIELDED ORE CONTAINING $11.30 PERTON.

Comments on the workings information

  • CROSSCUT ADITS, ONE 468 FT. LONG, THE OTHER 70 FT. LONG.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 52, NO. 4, P. 492/509, PL. 10; V. 34, NO. 3, P. 227, PL. II (ALSO P. 259)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MAY BE QUESTION WHETHER THERE WAS AU IN 21.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-72 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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