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Fossati Tunnel Nicolas Fossati

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. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10030352
MRDS ID M008418
Record type Site
Current site name Fossati Tunnel Nicolas Fossati

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.67352, 38.71879 (WGS84)
Relative position E1/2 NW1/4. CONTAINS 80 ACRES ABOUT 1 1/2 MILES S. OF CAMINO, ON GOOSE NEST RAVINE EAST OF SAILOR JACK MINE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

El Dorado(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Camino(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 012E 17 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.67352, 38.71879
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • ACTIVE INTERMITTENTLY 1930-36. GOLD CONTENT IN THE DEEPER CHANNEL VARIED FROM 50 CENTS TO SEVERAL DOLLARS A YARD, MOSTLY IN COARSE SIZES, UP TO AN OUNCE.

Comments on the workings information

  • DRIFT MINE - ADITS AND RAISES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 52, NO. 4, P. 549; V. 34, NO. 3, P. 230, PL. II

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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