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Putnam

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. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10028737
MRDS ID M005907
Record type Site
Current site name Putnam
Related records 10235784

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.73545, 38.21074 (WGS84)
Relative position 3 MI. NW OF SAN ANDREAS, JUST S OF LAST CHANCE DRIFT MINE. NE1/4

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: ON DEEP BLUE LEAD CHANNEL. SHAFT PENETRATES 2' SURFACE GRAVEL, 80' LAVA, 8' CEMENTED, BOULDERY PAY GRAVEL. GOLD 845 FINE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner C. W. Neilsen

Comments on the production information

  • ACTIVE PRIOR TO 1893. DRIFT MINE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. COUNTY REPT. NO. 2, P. 205; V. 32, NO. 3, P. 362

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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