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Amazon Star

Occurrence in Calaveras county in California, United States with commodity Gold
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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. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10029063
MRDS ID M006409
Record type Site
Current site name Amazon Star
Related records 10187435

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.55212, 38.09547 (WGS84)
Relative position ABOUT 1 MI. N OF ALTAVILLE. NW1/4

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Calaveras(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Angels Camp(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

San Andreas(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sacramento(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Calaveras(hydrologic unit)

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 003N 013E 21 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.55212, 38.09547
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: PLACER GOLD. ON CENTRAL HILL CHANNEL. DRIFT MINE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Purinton Mining Co.

Comments on the workings information

  • 35' SHAFT IN RED GRAVEL; BREAST 60' WIDE. MAP GP 561 SHOWS A MINE IN SE1/4 SW1/4 - NR. CTR. OF SECTION

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. SP. REPT. 41, P. 51 AND PL. 3; V. 32, NO. 3, P. 356

  • Deposit

    CALIF. COUNTY REPT. NO. 2, P. 189

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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