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Bowling Green

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 10029446
MRDS ID M006970
Record type Site
Current site name Bowling Green
Related records 10260279

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Centroid
Geographic coordinates: -120.47544, 38.08449 (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

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 19,30 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Nearby scientific data

Centroid (1) -120.47544, 38.08449
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: DRIFT MINE. ON CENTRAL HILL CHANNEL. PAY STREAKS CONTAINED FINE DUST, SOME NUGGETS, IN HARD, POST-VOLCANIC GRAVEL. COBBLES COMMON. DRAGLINE DREDGE OPERATED BY SAN ANDREAS GOLD DREDGING CO., 1939-40.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Tony And Violet Sturla

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFT SUNK AND SOME DRIFTING IN 1920S. GRAVEL USED BY COUNTY FOR AGGREGATE IN 1940S, 1950S.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. COUNTY REPT. NO. 2, P. 191 AND PL.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative California resources

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