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Gold Gravel Products, Inc.

Producer in Calaveras 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 10109128
MRDS ID M005622
Record type Site
Current site name Gold Gravel Products, Inc.
Related records 10235665

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Centroid
Geographic coordinates: -120.97276, 38.19926 (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)

Calaveras(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Wallace(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

San Andreas(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sacramento(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

San Joaquin(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Calaveras

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 004N 009E 13,15 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Centroid (1) -120.97276, 38.19926
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: SHORE-LINE DEPOSIT OF AURIFEROUS GRAVEL ABOUT 8' DEEP, LIES UPON A RELATIVELY SOFT ANDESITE BEDROCK; THE GRAVEL IS TIGHTLY PACKED, MIXED WITH SAND AND CLAY. ESTIMATED THAT ABOUT 2 MILLION CU. YDS. ARE AVAILABLE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • 7000 CU. YDS OF GRAVEL IS TREATED WEEKLY. DRAGLINE DREDGE; TOTAL OF 21 MEN ARE EMPLOYED THREE SHIFTS A DAY. POWER SHOVEL AND STATIONARY WASHING PLANT JUST E OF WALLACE 1934-35. DRAGLINE AND FLOATING WASHING PLANT USED S OF CAMANCHE, LATE 1935

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. V. 32, NO. 3, P. 341-2

  • Deposit

    CALIF. COUNTY REPT. NO. 2, P. 197-98 AND PL. C

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-72 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey

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