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Pocahontas

Occurrence in El Dorado 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. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10029859
MRDS ID M007672
Record type Site
Current site name Pocahontas

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Centroid
Geographic coordinates: -120.86285, 38.63469 (WGS84)
Relative position Original record had no geographic coordinates; these coordinates were derived from the PLSS description provided.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

El Dorado(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Placerville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Placerville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sacramento(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Cosumnes(hydrologic unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California El Dorado

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 009N 010E 10,11,14,15 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Centroid (1) -120.86285, 38.63469
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1854

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner G. Q. Chase Et Al.

Comments on the production information

  • INTERMITTENTLY ACTIVE 1854-1896; PROSPECTED AROUND 1939. ORE RANGED IN VALUE FROM $4 TO $25 PER TON.

Comments on the workings information

  • INCLINED SHAFTS 400 AND 300 FT. LONG, RESPECTIVELY, AND ABOUT 1700 FT. OF DRIFTS; 10-STAMP MILL.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 52, NO. 4, P. 525-6, PL. 10; V. 34, NO. 3, P. 266, PL. II

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NO REAL EVIDENCE OF AU IN 15. CLAIM BARELY TOUCHES NE COR. SEC. 15. ON MOTHER LODE. (P. 266 OF V. 34, NO. 3, SHOWS HOLDINGS OF 37 ACRES; PL. II SHOWS 59.7 ACRES). MAY BE THE SAME AS OR INCLUDE THE STAPLES CLAIM, IN LOGTOWN, PER 12TH REPT. P. 123.

Reporter information

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

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Authoritative California resources

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