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Central Hill

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. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10029417
MRDS ID M006927
Record type Site
Current site name Central Hill
Related records 10187081

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.46017, 38.12435 (WGS84)
Relative position 1 MI. S OF MURPHYS, UPSTREAM FROM UPTOGRAPH MINE. SW1/4

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Calaveras(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Columbia(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

San Andreas(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sacramento(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Stanislaus(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 003N 014E 08 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.46017, 38.12435
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: ON CENTRAL HILL CHANNEL. CHANNEL DEEP AND NARROW, WITH SUBANGULAR GRAVEL CAPPED BY VOLCANIC ROCK. PAY GRAVEL 30 TO 100' WIDE, 5' DEEP.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Thomas, Jr., William (60 Acres)

Comments on the production information

  • 14,400 YDS. GRAVEL WASHED 1895-1900; $14,600 YIELD DURING 1896.

Comments on the workings information

  • FIRST WORKED IN 1850S AS HYDRAULIC MINE; ACTIVE INTERMITTENTLY 1888-97.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. COUNTY REPT. NO. 2, P. 192 AND PL. C; V. 32, NO. 3, P 357

  • Deposit

    CALIF. REPT. 12, P. 91

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MAP GP-561 SHOWS GROUP OF MINES IN SW1/4 NW1/4.

Reporter information

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

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