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Razzle Dazzle

Past Producer in Placer 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. Mining district
  13. Ownership information
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10007718
MRDS ID C012205
Record type Site
Current site name Razzle Dazzle
Related records 10212681

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -121.11381, 38.87711 (WGS84)
Elevation 290
Relative position 1 1/2 MI. E NEWCASTLE 1 MI. SE OPHIR

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Placer(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Auburn(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Sacramento(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sacramento(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Sacramento(hydrologic accounting unit)

Sacramento(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Placer

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 012N 008E 20 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM EST NW 1/4

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Pyrite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -121.11381, 38.87711
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike NW
    Dip 70 NE
    Thickness 4.27M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Ophir

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner G. L. Threlkel
    First year 1935

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 18.29M
    Overall depth 54.86M

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFT, DRIFT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WARING, CLARENCE A., 1917 , PLACER COUNTY: REPORT 15 OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST, CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU, P. 348

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN OF DECOMPOSED QT., 14 FT. THICK.
Deposit PATENTED ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1979 Nelson, Scott C. (Albers, John, P.) U.S. Geological Survey

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