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Eclipse Placer Mine

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 10028719
MRDS ID M005875
Record type Site
Current site name Eclipse Placer Mine
Alternate or previous names Infernal Placer Mine
Related records 10114697

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Centroid
Geographic coordinates: -120.54573, 38.20157 (WGS84)
Relative position Original record had no coordinates, so this was plotted to the middle of the state/county area.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Calaveras(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Calaveritas(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 024 011E California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Centroid (1) -120.54573, 38.20157
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: THE CHANNEL IS OVERLAIN WITH A CEMENTED CONGLOMERATE AND A BASALT LAVA FLOW. PRESENT OPERATORS PROSPECTING FOR UNWORKED PORTION OF THE CHANNEL; HAVE OBTAINED SOME PRODUCTION FROM REMAINING LOOSE GRAVEL POCKETS IN OLD WORKINGS WHICH HAVE BEEN CROSSCUT. THE GOLD IS FOUND TO BE COARSE, AND MAINLY ON BEDROCK; BEDROCK CONSISTS OF A SOFT DECOMPOSED SLATE; MANY BOULDERS ENCOUNTERED. 250' ADIT WITH DRIFTS. VIRGIN GROUND SAID TO AVERAGE $3 TO $6 PER YD

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • ACTIVE INTERMITTENTLY 1895-1914, 1934-37, 1950, 1957-58; 1000 YDS. GRAVEL YIELDED $6000, 1937.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. V. 32, NO.3, P338-9, 358 & PL.7

  • Deposit

    CALIF. COUNTY REPT. NO.2, P. 195-6 AND PL. C

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-72 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative California resources

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