White Rock

The White Rock 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: White Rock  

State:  California

County:  El Dorado

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 38.64694, -121.06444

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White Rock MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: White Rock


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: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
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

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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 (Workings): DRAGLINE DREDGE

Comment (Production): LAST OPERATED IN 1925-26. AREA WORKED IN PAST BY BOTH DRIFT AND SURFACE MINERS BUT IS SAID TO BE SPOTTY IN GOLD CONTENT. WATER SUFFICIENT FOR WASHING IS AVAILABLE ONLY ABOUT 3 MONTHS IN THE YEAR, DURING THE RAINY SEASON.

Comment (Deposit): PROBABLY THE DREDGED AREA IN THE E1/2 SE1/4 SHOWN ON USGS QUAD. CLARKSVILLE, CALIF., 1953. PROBABLY CLAIMS SHOWN AS JUMBO. NO. 1 TO NO. 4, OWNED BY WHITE ROCK LAND, MINE, AND DREDGE CO., 80 ACRES LISTED ON P. 429 OF REPORT OF STATE MINERALOGIST XXII. TOPO MAP SHOWS TAILINGS IN SE1/4 OF SEC.


References

Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 52, NO. 4, P. 566

Reference (Deposit): REPORT OF STATE MINERALOGIST XXII, P. 440


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