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Pacific Channel Mine (Zimmerman), Pacific (Pacific House), Pacific Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USAi
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Pacific Channel Mine (Zimmerman)Mine
Pacific (Pacific House)Unincorporated Community
Pacific Mining DistrictMining District
El Dorado CountyCounty
CaliforniaState
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 45' 24'' North , 120° 30' 56'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Pollock Pines6,871 (2017)6.1km
Camino1,750 (2011)14.0km
Placerville10,650 (2017)24.7km
Diamond Springs11,037 (2011)26.9km
Deer Park1,384 (2018)27.9km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
El Dorado County Mineral and Gem SocietyPlacerville, California25km
Gold Country Treasure SeekersPlacerville, California25km
Amador County Gem & Mineral SocietySutter Creek, California47km
Mindat Locality ID:
78032
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:78032:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A former placer Au occurrence/drift mine located in the NE¼SW¼ sec. 34, T11N, R13E, MDM, 0.8 km (0.5 mile) WSW of Pacific, S of hwy 50 and S of the South Fork American River, on National Forest land. Operated from around 1915 to the early 1920's. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 500 meters.

Local rocks include Tertiary pyroclastic and volcanic mudflow deposits, unit 9 (Cascade Range).

Workings include underground openings comprised of several adits, with one at 1,000 feet in length. The gravel was treated in a barrel gravel mill.

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1 valid mineral.

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Gold
Formula: Au
Description: Placer material.

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Gold1.AA.05Au

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