Omo

Occurrence in El Dorado county in California, United States with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10030461
MRDS ID M008557
Record type Site
Current site name Omo

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.56434, 38.58934 (WGS84)
Elevation 1024
Relative position NW1/4 SW1/4. SIXTY ACRES, ONE MILE NE OF OMO RANCH.

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)

Federal lands

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California El Dorado

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 009N 013E 32 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.56434, 38.58934

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner G. W. Mock
    First year 1926

Comments on the production information

  • ACTIVE 1896

Comments on the workings information

  • A 150-FT. ADIT AND A 64-FT. SHAFT; 125-FT. FLUME WITH POLE RIFFLES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 52, NO. 4, P. 522, PL. 10; V. 34, NO. 3, P. 266

  • Deposit

    REPORT OF STATE MINERALOGIST XXII, P. 431

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.

External references

Authoritative California resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.