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Kelley

Past Producer 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. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006951
MRDS ID C007835
Record type Site
Current site name Kelley
Related records 10259818

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.81574, 38.80546 (WGS84)
Relative position 1/2 MI. N OF KELSEY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

El Dorado(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Garden Valley(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 011N 010E 13 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • GOLD IS VERY FINE

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.81574, 38.80546
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Schistosity Of Slate Is N 15 W While Vein Is Almost Due N

Ore body information

  • Thickness 1.83M
    Depth to top 0M

Comments on the geologic information

  • IN MARIPOSA SLATE, IN DRIFT 33 FT. N OF S SHAFT A QUARTZ SEAM 10 IN. THICK ENTERS FROM W.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • NO PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND. ACTIVE AROUND 1902 AND 1932 .

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 45.72M
    Overall depth 15.24M

Comments on the workings information

  • DEVELOPED BY 2 50 FT. SHAFTS, 150 FT. APART, BOTH ON VEIN WITH SHORT DRIFTS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CLARK, W. B., AND CARLSON, D. W., 1956 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF EL DORADO CO., CALIF.: CALIF. JOUR. OF MINES AND GEOL., VOL. 52 , NO. 4 , PG. 512 .

  • Deposit

    LOGAN, C. A., 1935 , MOTHER LODE GOLD BELT OF CALIF.: CALIF. DIV. MINES BULL. 108 , PG. 29 .

  • Deposit

    LOGAN, C. A., 1938 , MIN. RESOURCES OF EL DORADO CO.: CALIF. JOUR. OF MINES AND GEOL., VOL. 34 , NO. 3 , PG. 263 .

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN, IN N SHAFT 6 FT. THICK

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1979 Mateik, R.; Albers, John P. U.S. Geological Survey

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