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Falcon Louisa, Carley

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 10029028
MRDS ID M006359
Record type Site
Current site name Falcon Louisa, Carley

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.49544, 38.13797 (WGS84)
Relative position 3 MI. W OF MURPHYS. SE1/4.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Calaveras(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Murphys(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 03N 13E 01 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.49544, 38.13797
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: LODE GOLD. THE VEINS ARE SMALL BUT RICH; FISSURES HAVE A BRANCHING TENDENCY. GRANITE DIKES ACCOMPANY ALL THE VEINS. FORMATION IS MICA SCHIST AND QUARTZITE; THE DIKE ROCK AT TIMES APPEARS TO CUT THE QUARTZ OUT ENTIRELY.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • ACTIVE PRIOR TO 1894 AND IN 1894, 1895, 1897, 1932; OPERATED 1942.

Comments on the workings information

  • 120' CROSSCUT TUNNEL DRIVEN TO THE VEIN; 300' DRIFT RUN ON THE VEIN--ENCOUNTERED CAVED GROUND IN AN OLD SHAFT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. SP. REPT. 40, P.20; V. 32, NO. 3, P. 304

  • Deposit

    CALIF. REPT. 12, P. 94

  • Deposit

    COUNTY REPT. NO. 2, P. 36, 150 AND PL. B

Reporter information

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

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