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Detert Deposit Monarch

Occurrence in Calaveras county in California, United States with commodity Iron
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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. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10028606
MRDS ID M005672
Record type Site
Current site name Detert Deposit Monarch
Related records 10114662

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.84574, 38.21074 (WGS84)
Relative position 1 1/2 MI. N OF VALLEY SPRINGS. 2 TUNNELS IN NE 1/4 SW 1/4

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Calaveras(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Valley Springs(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 Calaveras

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 004N 010E 11 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.84574, 38.21074
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: LIMONITE HILL CAPPING. ONLY ASSESSMENT WORK DONE. ASSAYS 55-60% METALLIC IRON

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • SMALL AND UNIMPORTANT BODY OF IRON ORE; ESTIMATED TO CONTAIN A FEW THOUSAND TONS OF ORE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. REPT. 21, P. 162

  • Deposit

    CALIF. MINERAL ABSTRACT, IRON, P. 8

  • Deposit

    CALIF. COUNTY REPT. NO. 2, P. 93, 210, AND PL. D

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ADD. REF. NO.4. USGS FOLIO 11, JACKSON

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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