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Big Canyon Dredge Co.

The Big Canyon Dredge Co. is a gold mine located in El Dorado county, California.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Big Canyon Dredge Co.  

State:  California

County:  El Dorado

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 38.62761, -120.98509

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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

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Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

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Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

Physiography

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Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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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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