Centennial

Past Producer in Amador county in California, United States with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10028139
MRDS ID M004969
Record type Site
Current site name Centennial
Related records 10163115

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.83241, 38.45823 (WGS84)
Relative position 1 1/2 MILE N. OF DRYTOWN

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Amador(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Amador City(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

San Andreas(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sacramento(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Mokelumne(hydrologic unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Amador

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 007N 010E 13 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.83241, 38.45823

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: 3 QUARTZ VEINS ON CLAIM: 3 TO 8 FT.; 18 FT.; AND 2 FT.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFT 565 FT. ON VEIN PASSING INTO FOOTWALL, CROSSCUTS AT 150 , 250 AND 350 FT. LEVELS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LOGAN, C.A., 1934 , MOTHER LODE BELT OF CAL.: CDM BULL. 108 , P. 118

  • Deposit

    STORM, W.H., 1900 , MOTHER LODE REGION OF CAL.: CMBBULL. 18 , P. 82

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1972 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-APR-1978 Tatkin, T.; Albers, J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

Authoritative California resources

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