| Deposit ID | 10188514 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0060610106 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | El Dorado Mine |
| Point of reference | Town |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -120.82963, 39.02269 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 916 |
| Location accuracy | 5000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Placer(county)
California(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Foresthill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Truckee(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Chico(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
North Fork American(hydrologic unit)
Lower Sacramento(hydrologic accounting unit)
Sacramento(hydrologic subregion)
California(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | California | Placer |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 014 N | 010 E | 35 | NWNW | California |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Town (1) | Jurassic marine rocks, unit 1 (Western Sierra Nevada and Western Klamath Mountains) |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|
| Ownership category | Unknown |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | East-West Mining And Milling, Inc. |
| ID | 404428 |
| Home office | California |
| Year | 1980 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0060610106 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 0404428 |
MSHA REPORT DATED JULY 1980.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 20-DEC-1996 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 08/11/1982 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 0404428 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | El Dorado |
| Current operator | East-West Mining & Milling Inc |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
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