Van Hooker-Gross Mine (Van Hooker Mine; Gross Consolidated Mine; Van Hooker claim; Cinnamon Bear claim; White Bear claim; Brown Bear claim; Eureka claim), Chili Bar area, Placerville Gold Mining Company properties, Placerville (Hangtown), Placerville Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 45' 53'' North , 120° 48' 36'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Placerville | 10,650 (2017) | 4.0km |
Cold Springs | 446 (2011) | 5.8km |
Diamond Springs | 11,037 (2011) | 7.8km |
Coloma | 529 (2011) | 8.0km |
Deer Park | 1,384 (2018) | 9.3km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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El Dorado County Mineral and Gem Society | Placerville, California | 4km |
Gold Country Treasure Seekers | Placerville, California | 4km |
Amador County Gem & Mineral Society | Sutter Creek, California | 41km |
Roseville Rock Rollers | Roseville, California | 41km |
Fossils for Fun Society, Inc. | North Highlands, California | 50km |
Mindat Locality ID:
78353
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:78353:1
GUID (UUID V4):
8fb189cb-8e01-46ac-8d8e-cb0a3cc24012
A former lode Au mine located in the N½ sec. 36, T10N, R11E, and in nsec. 6, T10N, R11E, MDM, 1.0 km (0.6 mile) E of Chili Bar, along the South Fork American River, on private land. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 500 meters. One of the operations of the Placerville Gold Mining Co. in the 1950's.
Mineralization is a vein deposit. 80 FT WIDE ORE SHOOT. Local rocks include Jurassic marine rocks, unit 1 (Western Sierra Nevada and Western Klamath Mountains).
Workings include underground openings comprised of a 1,200 foot drift adit and winze.
Production data are found in: Clark, Wm. B. & D.W. Carlson (1956).
No other production record was found.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Gold Formula: Au |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10034927 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Calaveras-Baker DomainDomain
USA
- California
- Mother Lode BeltBelt
- Sierra NevadaMountain Range
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References
(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file #0060170485