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Temple City Mining Inc. property, Jenny Lind, Jenny Lind Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USAi
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Temple City Mining Inc. propertyProperty
Jenny LindUnincorporated Community
Jenny Lind Mining DistrictMining District
Calaveras CountyCounty
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 4' 60'' North , 120° 52' 42'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Rancho Calaveras4,489 (2018)5.2km
Valley Springs3,553 (2011)12.8km
Wallace403 (2011)15.1km
Peters672 (2011)18.7km
Camanche North Shore979 (2017)19.1km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Calaveras Gem & Mineral SocietyAngels Camp, California30km
Amador County Gem & Mineral SocietySutter Creek, California35km
Stockton Lapidary & Mineral ClubStockton, California39km
Mindat Locality ID:
75990
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:75990:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A placer Au occurrence located in sec. 28, T3N, R10E, MDM, 1.5 km (0.9 mile) SSW of Jenny Lind, along the Calaveras River. Property consisted of 25 acres. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 500 meters.

Mineralization is a 25 acre bench gravel ground, 4,000 feet along the N bank of the Calaveras River. Portions of the property are lava-capped. The upper 6 feet of gravel is cemented and the lower 18 feet is loose material. Local rocks include Miocene nonmarine rocks.

6 men were employed in December, 1935 constructing a washing plant.

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1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

Gold
Formula: Au
Description: Placer material.

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Group 1 - Elements
Gold1.AA.05Au

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AuGold
Au GoldAu

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Link to USGS MRDS:10028556

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