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Taylor Idlewild

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 10030061
MRDS ID M007980
Record type Site
Current site name Taylor Idlewild

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Centroid
Geographic coordinates: -120.90442, 38.86258 (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

Coloma(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 012N 010E 21,30 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Centroid (1) -120.90442, 38.86258
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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 W. N. Guth

Comments on the production information

  • ORIGINALLY WORKED IN 1865; AGAIN ACTIVE FROM LATE 1880'S TO ABOUT 1902. SOME WORK DONE DURING 1939-41 BY LODE DEVELOPMENT CO. ESTIMATED TOTAL OUTPUT OF MINE IS VALUED AT ABOUT $1,000,000. THE GRADE OF ORE RANGED FROM $4 TO $8 PER TON.

Comments on the workings information

  • A 1225-FT. INCLINED SHAFT WITH LEVELS EVERY 100 FT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 52, NO. 4, PP. 427, 535, PL. 10; V. 34, NO. 3, PL. II

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CLAIM COMPRISES APPROX. 17 ACRES. REFERENCE MATERIAL GIVES LOCATION OF SECS. 21, 30, BUT NONE OF THE MAPS SHOWS ANY LOCATION IN SEC. 30. POSSIBLY REFERENCE TO THIS SECTION IS AN ERROR. PL. II OF V. 34 SHOWS A SMALL PORTION OF CLAIM MAY LIE IN SEC. 20

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative California resources

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