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St. John

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 10092207
MRDS ID M008349
Record type Site
Current site name St. John

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.73435, 38.93295 (WGS84)
Relative position W1/2

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

El Dorado(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Tunnel Hill(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 013N 011E 34 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.73435, 38.93295
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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 Hattie M. Wilson, John Boggs

Comments on the production information

  • MAY BE DOUBTFUL BUT ALONG AU CHANNEL.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 34, NO. 3, P. 268, PL. II

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit P. 268 INDICATES THIS AS A LODE CLAIM OF 30 ACRES, PL. II SHOWS HOLDINGS OF 183 ACRES AND AS A PLACER LOCATION.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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