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California Gold Dredging Company Placer Mine, Jenny Lind, Jenny Lind Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USAi
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California Gold Dredging Company Placer MineMine
Jenny LindUnincorporated Community
Jenny Lind Mining DistrictMining District
Calaveras CountyCounty
CaliforniaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 3' 9'' North , 120° 54' 58'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Rancho Calaveras4,489 (2018)9.7km
Peters672 (2011)14.0km
Linden1,784 (2011)15.1km
Farmington207 (2011)15.5km
Wallace403 (2011)16.6km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Calaveras Gem & Mineral SocietyAngels Camp, California33km
Stockton Lapidary & Mineral ClubStockton, California34km
Amador County Gem & Mineral SocietySutter Creek, California39km
Mother Lode Mineral SocietyModesto, California46km
Mindat Locality ID:
74996
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:74996:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A former placer Au-Ag mine located in sec. 6, T2N, R10E, and in sec. 31, T3N, R10E, MDM, about 6.2 km (3.9 miles) SW of Jenny Lind, S of the Calaveras River, straddling the Stanislaus County line. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 1,000 meters.

NOTE: The coordinates provided place this locality in Stanislaus County. The topo map reflects a large area of tailings that cross over into Calaveras County on their N end.

Local rocks include Plio-Pleistocene and Pliocene loosely consolidated deposits.

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2 valid minerals.

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Group 1 - Elements
Native Gold1.AA.05Au
Native Silver1.AA.05Ag

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AgSilver
Ag Native SilverAg
AuGold
Au Native GoldAu

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Link to USGS MRDS:10283981

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