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Birney & Golden Slipper

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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10029096
MRDS ID M006455
Record type Site
Current site name Birney & Golden Slipper

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Centroid
Geographic coordinates: -120.58566, 38.08338 (WGS84)
Relative position Original record had no geographic coordinates; these coordinates were derived from the PLSS description provided.

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 29,30 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Centroid (1) -120.58566, 38.08338
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: GOLD VEINS, 11 KNOWN ON THE SURFACE, AND 2 "BLIND VEINS" HAVE BEEN DISCOVERED BENEATH; ALL OCCUR WITHIN A ZONE 200' WIDE. GOOD PROSPECTS OBTAINED ON SEVERAL OF THESE VEINS. ALL OCCUR IN ALTERED DIABASE (CHLORITIC AND TALCOSE SCHIST), AND CONTAIN FROM 3-4% AURIFEROUS IRON SULPHURETS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • LONG IDLE.

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFT SUNK 110'. WORKED THROUGH 175' ADIT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. SP. REPT. 41, P. 48 AND PL. 3; V. 32, NO. 3, P. 298

  • Deposit

    CALIF. REPT. 12, P. 90; COUNTY REPT. NO. 2, P. 154

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-72 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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