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Dorsey

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 10030416
MRDS ID M008490
Record type Site
Current site name Dorsey
Related records 10114766

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.56518, 38.54629 (WGS84)
Relative position N1/2 (NE1/4) BELL MINE IN NW1/4. LOCATED 1 MILE NE OF INDIAN DIGGINGS; WORKINGS SHOWN IN NE1/4 OF SEC. ON USGS QUAD. OMO RANCH, CALIF. V. 34, NO. 3, P. 270 SHOWS HOLDINGS OF 217 ACRES, BUT PL. II OF SAME SHOWS 197.89 ACRES. PL. II ALSO SHOWS PART OF CLAIM LIES IN SEC. 8

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

El Dorado(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Omo Ranch(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 008N 013E 17 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.56518, 38.54629
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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

  • LONG IDLE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 52, NO. 4, P. 547

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1972 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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