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Vandalia

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 10029884
MRDS ID M007718
Record type Site
Current site name Vandalia

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.91713, 38.61823 (WGS84)
Relative position N1/2 SE1/4 & N1/2 SW1/4 SE1/4. LOCATED ON PATENTED AGRICULTURAL LAND, 4 MILES SOUTH OF SHINGLE SPRINGS ON W SIDE OF BIG CANYON. THE OXIDIZED ZONE EXTENDED TO A DEPTH OF ABOUT 100 FT. ORE BODIES WERE OVER 80 FT. WIDE, AS MUCH AS 30 FT. LONG.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

El Dorado(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Latrobe(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 19 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.91713, 38.61823
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1885

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner G. L. Tripp

Comments on the production information

  • ORIGINALLY WORKED IN 1885 AND AGAIN ACTIVE IN 1888. IDLE DURING 1890'S BUT AROUND 1900 A CYANIDATION PLANT WAS ERECTED. A SMALL AMOUNT OF WORK DONE 1926 AND 1928. PROPERTY PROSPECTED 1936-37, HOWEVER LITTLE GOLD WAS PRODUCED.

Comments on the workings information

  • SEVERAL DRIFT ADITS AND OPEN CUTS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 52, NO. 4, PP. 428, 537, PL. 10; V. 34, NO. 3, PL. II

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE "KNOB HILL MINE" - 12TH REPT. P. 115 MAY BE NEAR, OR SAME AS, THIS MINE.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative California resources

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