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Morning Star Group

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 10092123
MRDS ID M007909
Record type Site
Current site name Morning Star Group

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.82685, 38.9185 (WGS84)
Relative position NE1/4.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

El Dorado(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Georgetown(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California El Dorado

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 012N 010E 02 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.82685, 38.9185
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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 Mary A. Fitzgerald

Comments on the production information

  • ACTIVE AROUND 1926. CLAIMS ARE SAID TO HAVE PRODUCED ABOUT $75,000.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 52, NO. 4, P. 572; V. 34, NO. 3, P. 265

  • Deposit

    REPORT OF STATE MINERALOGIST XXII, P. 415, 431

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit GROUP CONSISTS OF THE MORNING STAR, LUCKY BOY AND TWO OTHER CLAIMS, CONTAINING 58 ACRES. THE OTHER CLAIMS ARE THE EVENING STAR AND LUCKY GIRL. (P. 431 INDICATES AREA OF 80 ACRES)

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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