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Roberts Lease

Occurrence in Amador county in California, United States with commodity Mineral Pigments
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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. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10028314
MRDS ID M005215
Record type Site
Current site name Roberts Lease
Related records 10305040

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.7499, 38.33408 (WGS84)
Relative position NE 1/4. THE DEPOSIT IS LOCATED 1 1/2 MILES SE OF JACKSON AND IT MEASURES ABOUT HALF A MILE ALONG THE STRIKE BY ABOUT 150 FT. WIDE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Amador(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mokelumne Hill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

San Andreas(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sacramento(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Mokelumne(hydrologic unit)

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 006N 011E 34 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mineral Pigments Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Mineral Pigments Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.7499, 38.33408
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Ginocchio (Estate)
    First year 1953

Comments on the production information

  • PROPERTY LEASED BY ARTHUR ROBERTS DURING WWI, FOR A SHORT PERIOD, AND SHIPPED TWO CARLOADS OF OCHRE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 50, NO. 1, JAN. 1954, P. 214

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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