French Corral Dredge

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. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10092048
MRDS ID M007454
Record type Site
Current site name French Corral Dredge
Related records 10284646

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.99353, 38.9185 (WGS84)
Relative position NE1/4. OPERATED AT BROWN'S BAR ON MIDDLE FORK AMERICAN RIVER.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

El Dorado(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Greenwood(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Placerville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sacramento(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

North Fork American(hydrologic unit)

Lower Sacramento(hydrologic accounting unit)

Sacramento(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

USBR(Federal land areas administered by USBR)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California El Dorado

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 012N 009E 05 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.99353, 38.9185

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner French Corral Gold Dredging Co.

Comments on the production information

  • OPERATED IN 1946.

Comments on the workings information

  • DRAGLINE DREDGE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 52, NO. 4, P. 549

  • Deposit

    BULL. 135, PL. 2

  • Deposit

    FOLIO 5

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TAILINGS ON TOPO MAP.

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.

Authoritative California resources

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