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Funny Bug Pendelco

Occurrence in El Dorado county in California, United States with commodities Copper, 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 10029902
MRDS ID M007744
Record type Site
Current site name Funny Bug Pendelco

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.89658, 38.7474 (WGS84)
Relative position SE1/4.(USGS QUAD. SHINGLE SPRINGS CALIF., 1950)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

El Dorado(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Shingle Springs(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Placerville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sacramento(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Fork American(hydrologic unit)

Lower Sacramento(hydrologic accounting unit)

Sacramento(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 010N 010E 05 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.89658, 38.7474
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner R. V. Montgomery

Comments on the production information

  • INTERMITTENTLY ACTIVE FROM 1928 TO 1942 AND YIELDED SMALL AMOUNTS OF GOLD AND COPPER. IN 1953 PROPERTY LEASED TO CARL HOWE WHO DID SMALL AMOUNT OF REHABILITATION AND SURFACE EXPLORATION. A REPORTED SHIPMENT IN 1929 CONTAINED, BESIDES GOLD, COPPER, LEAD, ZINC, ANTIMONY, ARSENIC AND MOLYBDENUM

Comments on the workings information

  • CROSSCUTS ON TWO LEVELS FROM A 200-FT. SHAFT SUNK NEAR THE MAIN VEIN.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 52, NO. 4, PP. 414, 481, 502; V. 53, NOS. 3 & 4, P. 444

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE ORE CONSISTS OF PARALLEL BANDS OF PYRITE & CHALCOPYRITE, ASSOCIATED WITH QTZ. AND MAGNETITE. BORNITE, SPECULAR HEMATITE, SPHALERITE, MOLYBENITE, ARSENOPYRITE, STIBNITE, AND GALENA ARE ALSO PRESENT.

Reporter information

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

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