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Whiskey Hill

Producer in Calaveras 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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10028555
MRDS ID M005589
Record type Site
Current site name Whiskey Hill
Related records 10114555

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.86379, 38.08102 (WGS84)
Relative position 1 MI. SE OF JENNY LIND

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Calaveras(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Jenny Lind(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

San Andreas(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sacramento(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

San Joaquin(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Calaveras

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 003N 010E 27 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.86379, 38.08102
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Smile Pacheco, Jr.

Comments on the production information

  • 2 CLEANUPS OF $5,000 REPORTED AUG. 1872, FEB. 1874. HYDRAULIC MINE; 800' TUNNEL FOR FALL OF WATER BUILT 1864-72. MAP GP-561 SHOWS 2 GOLD MINES IN W 1/2 OF SEC.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. COUNTY REPT. NO. 2, P. 209 AND PL.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1972 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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Authoritative California resources

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