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Channel Bend Barnes, Bend, Gray Eagle Bar, Mccall

Occurrence in El Dorado 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. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10092192
MRDS ID M008304
Record type Site
Current site name Channel Bend Barnes, Bend, Gray Eagle Bar, Mccall
Related records 10139244

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.7713, 39.00517 (WGS84)
Relative position NW1/4 NE1/4. LOCATED 2 MILES NORTHEAST OF VOLCANOVILLE BY MIDDLE FORK OF THE AMERICAN RIVER. MAY BE THE MINE SHOWN AT THIS LOCATION ON USGS QUAD. FORESTHILL, CALIF., 1951. CLAIM OF 40 ACRES.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

El Dorado(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Foresthill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Truckee(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Chico(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

North Fork American(hydrologic unit)

Lower Sacramento(hydrologic accounting unit)

Sacramento(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 013N 011E 05 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.7713, 39.00517
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner M. T. Duffey

Comments on the production information

  • WORKED DURING 1890'S.

Comments on the workings information

  • A 136-FT. SHAFT AND 200- AND 300-FT. DRIFTS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR MINES & GEOL. V. 52, NO. 4,P. 546, PL. 10; V. 34, NO. 3, P. 270

  • Deposit

    DOM SR-67, PLS. 1, 3

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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