Washington Mine

Past Producer in Placer county in California, United States with commodity Gold

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10103134
MRDS ID M021988
Record type Site
Current site name Washington Mine
Related records 10189052

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.78631, 39.03017 (WGS84)
Elevation 1036
Relative position 1 1/2 MI. NE FOREST HILL
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Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Placer

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 014N 011E 30 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM EST. SE 1/4 , NW 1/4

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite > Diabase
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite > Diabase

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.78631, 39.03017

Ore body information

  • Strike N 74 W
    Dip 80
    Thickness 6.1M

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Forest Hill

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 426.72M

Comments on the workings information

  • TUNNEL

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS M021988

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WARING, CLARENCE A., 1917 , PLACER COUNTY: REPORT 15 OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST, CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU, P. 351 - 2

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 2 VEINS, 3 FT. AND 20 FT. THICK
Deposit PATENTED ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1979 Nelson, Scott C. (Albers, John, P.) U.S. Geological Survey