Wavn

Past Producer in El Dorado county in California, United States with commodity Gold

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006857
MRDS ID C007611
Record type Site
Current site name Wavn
Related records 10236399

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.92436, 38.95683 (WGS84)
Relative position 6 MI. NW OF GEORGETOWN
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Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California El Dorado

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 013N 009E 24 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM EST. 1 MI. NW OF SPANISH DRY DIGGINGS. LOGAN, 1935 , P. 34 SAYS 1/2 MI. W OF SPANISH DRY DIGGINGS. CTR. S 1/2 ?

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.92436, 38.95683

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 0M

Comments on the geologic information

  • 50 FT. THICK SEAM BELT

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • MINED FIRST BY HYDRAULIC METHODS AND LATER BY UNDERGROUND METHODS.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS C007611

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CLARK, W. B., AND CARLSON, D. W., 1956 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF EL DORADO CO., CALIF.: CALIF. JOUR. OF MINES AND GEOL., VOL. 52 , NO. 4 , PG. 573 .

  • Deposit

    LOGAN, C. A., 1935 , MOTHER LODE GOLD BELT OF CALIF.: CDM BULL 108 , P. 47 , 54 .

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN, SEAM
Deposit LACK OF AGREEMENT ON LOC. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1979 Hayden, F. (Albers, J.) U.S. Geological Survey