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Flume House Prospect

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 10028716
MRDS ID M005867
Record type Site
Current site name Flume House Prospect
Related records 10259646

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.73545, 38.26824 (WGS84)
Relative position 2 1/2 MI. SW OF MOKELUMNE HILL; THOUGH TO BE ON CENTRATOR OR CORRAL FLAT CHANNEL. CTR. OF SEC.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Calaveras(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mokelumne Hill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

San Andreas(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sacramento(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Calaveras(hydrologic unit)

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 005N 011E 23 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.73545, 38.26824
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: 332' VERTICAL SHAFT PASSED THROUGH 60' OF WASH ROCK, 50' OF HARD-ROCK FLOW, 40' OF WHITE LAVA, 150' OF BROWN CLAYEY LAVA INTERSPERSED WITH GRAVEL, TO THE SLATE AND SOAPSTONE BEDROCK; CROSSCUTS AND DRIFTS DRIVEN FROM THE SHAFT. COARSE, SMOOTH GOLD 850 FINE, IS IN AND CLOSE TO BEDROCK; AVERAGED $2 TO $3 PER YD.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • ACTIVE 1920S WORKED UNSUCCESSFULLY 1931, DEVELOPED 1934-36. IN 1936 A TOTAL OF 9 MEN WERE EMPLOYED TWO SHIFTS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. V. 32, NO. 3, P. 339 AND PL. 7

  • Deposit

    CALIF. COUNTY REPT. NO. 2, P.196 AND PL. C

Reporter information

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

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