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Payne

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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10092245
MRDS ID M008541
Record type Site
Current site name Payne
Related records 10187989

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.54545, 38.60379 (WGS84)
Elevation 1085
Relative position NW1/4 SW1/4 CLAIM OF 40 ACRES. LOCATED AT HENRY DIGGINGS 3 MILES SOUTH OF GRIZZLY FLAT.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

El Dorado(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Omo Ranch(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Placerville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sacramento(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Cosumnes(hydrologic unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Joaquin(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 009N 013E 28 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.54545, 38.60379
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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 Mable Cole Et Al.

Comments on the production information

  • ACTIVE 1894; INTERMITTENTLY WORKED SINCE 1949 BY I. H. CAMPION IN CONJUNCTION WITH IRISH SLIDE (SEC. 33) AND CHRISTIAN (SEC. 29) DRIFT MINES.

Comments on the workings information

  • DRIFT MINE - ADIT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 52, NO. 4, P. 559, PL. 10; V. 34, NO. 3, P. 272, PL. II

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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