Georgetown Area

The Georgetown Area is a 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: Georgetown Area  

State:  California

County:  El Dorado

Elevation:

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 38.88222, -120.74806

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Georgetown Area MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Georgetown Area


Commodity

Tertiary: Nickel


Location

State: California
County: El Dorado


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Fee Land And Open Ground


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1849
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ASSAYS 0.02 PERCENT NICKEL


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: SERPENTINITE AND PARTIALLY SERPENTINIZED PYROXENITE FORM NARROW N. TRENDING 8 MI. LONG BELT SITUATED 1 MT. E. OF GEORGETOWN. RED LATERITIC SOIL OCCURS IN PATCHES ON THE SERPENTINITE, AVERAGES A FEW FT. IN DEPTH, UP TO 10 FT. DEEP IN SECTION 12 . LATERITE AGGREGATE AREA IS PERHAPS MORE THAN 150 ACRES.

Comment (Location): UTM APPROX. LOC.

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: NICKEL-BEARING LATERITE NOTED IN 1950'S, GOLD WAS FIRST MINED IN GEORGETOWN AREA IN 1849 , AND MINING CONTINUED INTO 1930'S


References

Reference (Deposit): BRIGHT, J.H., 1974 ( 1958 ), PRIVATE COMMUNICATION.

Reference (Deposit): CLARK, WILLIAM B., 1970 , GOLD DISTRICTS OF CALIF: CALIF. D.O.M. BULL. 193 , P. 51

Reference (Deposit): CHESTERMAN, C.W., 1976 , WRITTEN COMMUNICATION.

Reference (Deposit): CATER, FRED W. JR., RYNEARSON, G.A. AND DOW, DONALD H., 1951 , CHROMITE DEPOSITS OF EL DORADO COUNTY, CALIF: CALIF. D.O.M. BULL. 134 , PT. 111 , CH. 4 , P. 107 - 167


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