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Folsom Dredge

Past 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. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10028578
MRDS ID M005627
Record type Site
Current site name Folsom Dredge

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.91806, 38.08111 (WGS84)
Relative position 2 1/2 MI. SW OF JENNY LIND. E 1/2

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Calaveras(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Valley Springs SW(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 30 California

Comments on the location information

  • LATITUDE-LONGITUDE VALUES CALCULATED FROM TOWNSHIP, RANGE, SECTION.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.91806, 38.08111
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: GRAVEL WELL-ROUNDED, 5-20' THICK, OVERLIES LIGHT-GRAY TUFF; CONTAINED 25? PER YD. FINE, FLAKEY GOLD.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • BUCKET DREDGE OPERATED 1936-37. 1-YD. POWER SHOVEL MOVED BY 27 BUCKETS WITH 1 1/2 CU. FT. CAPACITY, WASHED BY 18' TROMMEL AND 192 SQ. FT. OF RIFFLES

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. COUNTY REPT. NO. 2, P. 197 AND PL. C

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 1972-06-01 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey

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