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Manitou

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. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10029444
MRDS ID M006968
Record type Site
Current site name Manitou
Related records 10260255

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.4785, 38.09547 (WGS84)
Relative position 1 MI. NE OF VALLECITO.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Calaveras(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

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Columbia(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

San Andreas(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sacramento(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Stanislaus(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 014E 19 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.4785, 38.09547
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: ON CENTRAL HILL CHANNEL. CHANNEL CONTAINS WELL-ROUNDED, CLEAN, BEDDED GRAVEL; NO RHYOLITIC OR ANDESITIC PEBBLES; 500' N OF MANITOU SHAFT, CHANNEL 30-40' WIDE, CONTAINING QUARTZ SAND AND GRAVEL, HAS BEEN EXPLORED. BOTH CHANNELS CAPPED BY RHYOLITE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • DRIFT MINE. WORKINGS INCLUDE 167' SHAFT INCLINED AT 75 DEG., AND SEVERAL SHAFTS 40 TO 70' DEEP ON NORTHERN CHANNEL.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. COUNTY REPT. NO. 2, P. 201; V. 32, NO. 3, P. 361

Reporter information

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

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