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Crown Point Consolidated Bald Eagle, Gold Queen

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 10030237
MRDS ID M008237
Record type Site
Current site name Crown Point Consolidated Bald Eagle, Gold Queen

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.80463, 38.67573 (WGS84)
Relative position SW1/4 NR. CTR. OF SEC. LOCATED ON MOTHER LODE 1 1/2 MILES SE OF DIAMOND SPRINGS.

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 010N 011E 31 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.80463, 38.67573
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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 J. T. Richards

Comments on the production information

  • ACTIVE 1894 AND AGAIN AROUND 1923. SMALL LOTS OF ORE YIELDED $20 PER TON OR MORE.

Comments on the workings information

  • A 500-FT. INCLINED SHAFT WITH 4 LEVELS 100 FT. APART; A 600-FT. DRAIN TUNNEL INTERSECTS SHAFT AT 300-FT. LEVEL. A 150-FT. SHAFT S OF MAIN SHAFT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 52, NO. 4, P. 494, PL. 10; V. 34, NO. 3, P. 260, PL. II

  • Deposit

    DOM BULL. 108, P. 23, PL. 2

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TWO PATENTED CLAIMS, 40 ACRES, COVER 3000 FT. IN LENGTH AND 600 FT. IN WIDTH.

Reporter information

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

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