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Baker Hill

Occurrence in Amador county in California, United States with commodity Clay
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10028021
MRDS ID M004780
Record type Site
Current site name Baker Hill

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.98935, 38.3949 (WGS84)
Relative position LOCATED 4 1/2 MILES N. 45 DEG. W. OF IONE. LOT 234 RANCHO ARROYO SECO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Amador(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Irish Hill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

San Andreas(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sacramento(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

San Joaquin(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Amador

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 06N 09E 09 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.98935, 38.3949
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Charles S. Howard (Estate)

Comments on the production information

  • APPARENTLY OPERATED BY BACON AND BACON DURING THE 1920'S AND 1930'S. OPERATIONS CEASED ABOUT 1944

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN PIT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 50, NO.1, JAN. 1954, P.276, PL. 1

  • Deposit

    MIN. INF. SVCE. V. 9, NO. 8, AUG. 1956

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1972 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative California resources

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