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Jones Flat Placer

Occurrence in Mariposa 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. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10030827
MRDS ID M009274
Record type Site
Current site name Jones Flat Placer
Related records 10163276

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.27321, 37.57381 (WGS84)
Relative position ON JONES FLAT HALF A MILE NORTHWEST OF THE BLUE MOON MINE (SECS. 19, 30, 4S, 16E) OR 5 1/2 MILES, AIRLINE, NW OF HORNITOS.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mariposa(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Merced Falls(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Oakdale(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Jose(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Merced(hydrologic unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Mariposa

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 004S 015E 24 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.27321, 37.57381
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Gladys Telfer Brashears

Comments on the production information

  • WORKED IN EARLY DAYS.

Comments on the workings information

  • HAND METHODS AND DRAGLINE DREDGE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 53, NOS. 1 & 2, JAN.-APRIL, 1957, P. 320

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1973 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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Authoritative California resources

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