Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formPINCH & SWELL
Ore controlSeam Deposit At Surface, Residual Gold From Weathering Processes
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSlate · Mariposa Formation;Mariposa Formation;
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production yearsACTIVE 1852 - 1867 , 1919 - 1922 , 1945 - 1952
Identification
Deposit ID10007036
MRDS IDC008046
Alternate namesLiddicoat, Spanish Dry Diggings
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates38.95045, -120.91409
References
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. 415 - 416 , 506 , 570 AND PL 10 .LOGAN, C. A., 1938 , MIN. RESOURCES OF EL DORADO CO.: CALIF. JOUR. OF MINES AND GEOL., VOL. 34 , NO. 3 , PG 262 AND PL II.CLARK ( 1956 )