The Oro Bell Dredging Co. Chenoweth Dredger is a gold mine located in Placer county, California.
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Oro Bell Dredging Co. Chenoweth Dredger MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Oro Bell Dredging Co. Chenoweth Dredger
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Placer
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
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Orebody
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Structure
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Alterations
Not available
Rocks
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Analytical Data
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Materials
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Comments
Comment (Deposit): 900 ACRES REPORTED TO BE UNDER LEASE IN 1935, DREDGER CARRIED 76 BUCKETS OF FOUR CU. FT. CAPACITY EA. ORIGINALLY DEPTH CAPACITY WAS 20 FT. BUT THIS WAS INCREASED TO 31 FT.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: GROUND IS LOOSE, SANDY CREEK GRAVEL LYING ON SOFT DECOMPOSED GRANODIORITE BEDROCK. AVERAGE DEPTH OF DIGGING UP TO APRIL 1935 WAS BETWEEN 10 AND 15 FT.
References
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 31, NO. 1, 1935, P. 19 (CHENOWETH DREDGER)
Reference (Deposit): USGS FOLIO 5, SACRAMENTO
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 32, NO. 1, 1936, P. 83-93
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