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Epley Consolidated

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 10092181
MRDS ID M008183
Record type Site
Current site name Epley Consolidated

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Centroid
Geographic coordinates: -120.78738, 38.7055 (WGS84)
Relative position Original record had no geographic coordinates; these coordinates were derived from the PLSS description provided.

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 17,18,20 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1867

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Placerville Gold Mining Co.
    Home office C/O L.F.S. Holland

Comments on the production information

  • ACTIVE UP TO 1888. TWO ORE SHOOTS, 125 AND 150 FT. LONG, WERE WORKED.

Comments on the workings information

  • ADIT AND TWO SHAFTS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 52, NO. 4, PP. 422-23, 499, 501, 508, PLATE 10; V. 34, NO. 3, PL. II

  • Deposit

    USGS PROF. PAPER 73, P. 173

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CONSISTS OF THE EPLEY, FARADAY, HENRIETTA AND MAMMOTH CLAIMS, 56.54 ACRES

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-72 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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