Oakwood Placer Mining Co.

The Oakwood Placer Mining Co. is a gold mine located in Placer 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: Oakwood Placer Mining Co.  

State:  California

County:  Placer

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 38.96194, -121.27389

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Oakwood Placer Mining Co. MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Oakwood Placer Mining Co.


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: California
County: Placer


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

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: California Trough


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): 1935 PRODUCTION.

Comment (Workings): WORK BEGAN 4/1/35 - DRAGLINE DREDGE WITH 1 1/2 CU. YD. BUCKET ON CAT TREADS; BARGE CARRIED OTHER MACHINERY FOR RECOVERY OF GOLD. TEN MEN WORKING AND 1500 CU. YD MATERIAL WASHED DAILY. SECTIONS SHOWN ABOVE DIFFER WITH SECTIONS SHOWN IN TEXT BUT ARE THOSE SHOWN AS DREDGED AREAS ON TOPO MAP.

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: PROPERTY LIES AT THE EXTREME WESTERN EXPOSURES OF THE BEDROCK FORMATIONS, NEAR AND ON THE OLD IONE SHORE LINE, AND WITHIN A MILE OF THE FLOOR OF THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY. THE GRAVEL REPORTED TO BE 6 TO 18 FT. DEEP AND HAS A SHALLOW SOIL CAPPING.

Comment (Deposit): PROBABLY PART OF THIS AREA IS THAT WORKED BY SCHWARTZ & MITCHELL IN 1947 IN DOTY RAVINE - DOM BULL. 142, P. 89-90


References

Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 32, NO. 1, 1936, P. 83

Reference (Deposit): USGS FOLIO 5, SACRAMENTO


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