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Cedar Spring

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 10092178
MRDS ID M008175
Record type Site
Current site name Cedar Spring

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.78519, 38.71879 (WGS84)
Relative position SE1/4 NW1/4, NE1/4 SW1/4,NW1/4 SE1/4. LOCATED AT CEDAR RAVINE ONE MILE S OF PLACERVILLE. A DEEP CHANNEL WITH BENCHES ALSO MINED.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

El Dorado(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Placerville(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 011E 17 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.78519, 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 1870'S TO AROUND 1901

Comments on the workings information

  • DRIFT MINE; A 900-FT. SOUTH SOUTHEAST ADIT AND 75-FT. INCLINE; ALSO A LOWER ADIT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

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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