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Gambling

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. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10007106
MRDS ID C008367
Record type Site
Current site name Gambling
Alternate or previous names Gamblin
Related records 10212304

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.67963, 38.57073 (WGS84)
Elevation 756
Relative position 2 MI SW OF FAIRPLAY, JUST N OF COYOTE RIDGE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

El Dorado(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Aukum(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California El Dorado

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 008N 012E 05 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM ACC NR. CTR. S 1/2 SEC

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.67963, 38.57073
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike W
    Dip 80 S
    Thickness 0.76M
    Depth to top 0M

Comments on the geologic information

  • NARROW GOUGE ON BOTH WALLS

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 1915 - 1918 , 1933 - 1934

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 685.8M
    Overall depth 152.4M

Comments on the workings information

  • DEVELOPED BY 500 FT INCLINED SHAFT, CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING ON LEVELS AT 225 , 350 AND 450 FT. ADIT WITH DRIFTS IS CALLED 90 FT LEVEL

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. 502 AND PL 10 .

  • Deposit

    LOGAN, C. A., 1938 , MIN. RESOURCES OF EL DORADO CO.: CALIF. JOUR. OF MINES AND GEOL., VOL. 34 , NO. 3 , PG. 230 - 231 .

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN, 18 - 30 INCHES

Reporter information

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

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