Lilly Dredge

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10028573
MRDS ID M005620
Record type Site
Current site name Lilly Dredge

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.93741, 38.1963 (WGS84)
Relative position DRAGLINE AND FLOATING WASHING PLANT MOVED FROM SOUTH GULCH TO RIDGE 1 MI. S OF CAMANCHE 1937

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Calaveras(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Wallace(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 004N 009E 13 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.93741, 38.1963

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: GRAVEL 4-18'THICK, UNCEMENTED, WITHOUT BOULDERS, ON VOLCANIC TUFF BEDROCK. FINE FLAKE GOLD THOUGHT TO AVERAGE 16? PER YD. BAR GOLD SOLD TO MINE WAS 885 FINE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • DRAGLINE WITH 2-YD. DIPPER MOVED GRAVEL TO 32' SCRUBBER-TROMMEL AND 11 SLUICES WITH AREA OF 1500 SQ. FT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. COUNTY REPT. NO. 2, P. 201

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.

Authoritative California resources

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