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Cove Hill

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. General comments
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10092188
MRDS ID M008292
Record type Site
Current site name Cove Hill

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.78963, 38.88962 (WGS84)
Relative position NW1/4 NW1/4.

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)

South Fork American(hydrologic unit)

Lower Sacramento(hydrologic accounting unit)

Sacramento(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Eldorado National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

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 012N 011E 18 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.78963, 38.88962
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFT (THERE IS ALSO AN ADIT ABOUT 1000 FT. NW OF THE SHAFT WHICH MAY OR MAY NOT BE A PART OF THIS LOCATION.

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit IN CALAVERAS FORM. PROBABLY AU SEEMS TO BE AU SHOWN 13,000' SE OF GEORGETOWN ON V. 54, NO. 4, PL. 9. KIND OF ORE OR OTHER INFORMATION NOT KNOWN.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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