The Big Canyon Dredge Co. is a gold mine located in El Dorado county, California.
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Big Canyon Dredge Co. MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Big Canyon Dredge Co.
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: El Dorado
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
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Structure
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Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
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Comments
Comment (Production): DREDGE OPERATED DURING PART OF 1940; DURING 11 MONTHS OF 1941, OPERATIONS YIELDED 3,160 OZ. OF GOLD AND 321 OZ. OF SILVER FROM 540,000 CU. YDS. OF GRAVEL. DURING THE FIRST 7 MONTHS OF 1942, OPERATIONS YIELDED 1,269 OZ. OF GOLD AND 137 OZ. OF SILVER FROM 250,000 CU. YDS. OF GRAVEL.
Comment (Workings): DRAG-LINE DREDGE WITH 3-CU. YD. BUCKET.
References
Reference (Deposit): DOM BULL. 135, P. 255
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 52, NO. 4, P. 542
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