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Eagle King

Past Producer in El Dorado county in California, United States with commodities Gold, Lead, Zinc
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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. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10007121
MRDS ID C008515
Record type Site
Current site name Eagle King
Related records 10187674

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.53601, 38.65796 (WGS84)
Elevation 1158
Relative position 2 MI. N OF GRIZZLY FLAT ON SUNDAY RIDGE S OF N FORK OF CONSUMNES RIVER

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

El Dorado(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sly Park(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 009N 013E 04,09 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Gold Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result QUARTZ CONTAINS 3 % SULFIDES

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.53601, 38.65796
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike NNE
    Dip 80 W
    Thickness 1.22M
    Depth to top 0M

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 1894 - 1896 .

Comments on the workings information

  • DEVELOPED BY 1200 FT. DRIFT ADIT AND 60 FT. WINZE 200 FT. FROM PORTAL, RAISE TO SURFACE

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. 498 AND PL. 10 .

  • Deposit

    CRAWFORD, J. J., EL DORADO CO.: CALIF. MIN. BUR. 13TH REPT. STATE MIN., PG. 139 .

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    TUCKER, W. B., 1919 , EL DORADO COUNTY: CALIF. MIN. BUR. REPT., 15TH REPT. STATE MIN., P. 285 .

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN, STRIKES N TO NE, DIPS 75 - 90 W, ON CONTACT BTWN. GRANODIORITE AND MICA SCHIST, 3 TO 4 FT. THICK

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1979 Mateik, R.; Albers, John P. U.S. Geological Survey PARSED HOST ROCK AND ASSOCIATED ROCK INFORMATION FROM OLD SINGLE VALUED FIELD TO NEW MULTIVALUED FIELD
Editor 27-APR-1995 Mosier, Dan U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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