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Latimer Gulch Mine Benson Gravel Mine

Occurrence 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 10028736
MRDS ID M005906
Record type Site
Current site name Latimer Gulch Mine Benson Gravel Mine
Related records 10284385

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.73545, 38.21074 (WGS84)
Relative position 7 MI. BY ROAD NE OF VALLEY SPRINGS; THE KREAMER AND DEEP BLUE LEAD CHANNELS SAID TO COURSE W ON THIS PROPERTY.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Calaveras(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

San Andreas(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 004N 011E 11 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.73545, 38.21074
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: AVERAGE THICKNESS OF 5' OF GRAVEL CEMENTED TOGETHER WITH SULPHIDES; VALUES FOUND AS FREE GOLD AND SULPHIDES. LARGE BOULDERS OCCUR; LAVA BEDROCK. 500' TUNNEL DRIVEN W, FOLLOWED BY A FLAT 200' INCLINE S, FROM WHICH THERE IS A 150' DRIFT W, FOLLOWED BY A 150' DRIFT SW. ALL WORK IS ON THE BENSON "FLOW," A SMALL CHANNEL ABOUT 100' ABOVE THE DEEP BLUE CHANNEL.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. V. 32, NO. 3, P. 346, 360 AND PL.

Reporter information

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

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