| Deposit ID | 10038062 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M045333 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Mokelumne River |
| Related records | 10187246 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -120.96682, 38.20211 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 76 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | ALONG THE MOKELUMNE RIVER 4 MI ABOVE CAMANCHE TO WITHIN 4 MI OF CLEMENT |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Calaveras(county)
California(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Wallace(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
San Andreas(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Sacramento(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
San Joaquin(hydrologic accounting unit)
San Joaquin(hydrologic subregion)
California(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | California | Calaveras |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 004N;004N | 009E;010E | 01,02,03,04,09,10,11,12;04,05,06 | California |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Platinum Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Model code | 119 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 39a |
| Deposit model name | Placer Au-PGE |
| Mark3 model number | 54 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel | ||||
| Rock unit name | Ione Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Ione Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -120.96682, 38.20211 |
|---|
| General form | STREAM SEDIMENT DEPOSITS |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 10.67M |
| Length | 14483.7M |
| Depth to bottom | 10.67M |
| Operation type | Placer |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Production years | 1917-1941 |
| District name | Camanche District (Mokelumne River) |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | American Dredging Co. |
| First year | 1918 |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Area | 182.115HA |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M045333 |
LOGAN, C.A., 1925, CALAVERAS COUNTY: CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU, 21ST REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST, NO. 2, P. 163.
CLARK, W.B., AND LYDON, P.A., 1962, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF CALAVERAS COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY COUNTY REPORT 2, P. 76-84.
LOGAN, C.A., 1919, PLATINUM AND ALLIED METALS IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU BULLETIN 85, P. 31-32.
FIRST PT EST BASED ON MRDS RECORD M005603
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | GRAVELS ARE 6-35 FT DEEP, AVERAGE 20 FT |
| General | Changed this from a site to a District because it applies to a stretch of the Mokelumne River, not a particular property. |
| Deposit | RECORD M005603 HAS BEEN DELETED. SEE ALSO: MRDS M045335, M045337. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-74 | Blair, Will N. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JAN-89 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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