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Challenge, Pine Crest, and Pine Crest Ext.

Past Producer 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. Mining district
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10030883
MRDS ID M009355
Record type Site
Current site name Challenge, Pine Crest, and Pine Crest Ext.
Related records 10260761

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.24766, 37.64242 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mariposa(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Coulterville(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)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management CA)

Bureau of Land Management CA BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Mariposa

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 003S 016E 30 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.24766, 37.64242
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Hunter Valley

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner P. W. Gallis ?

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BOWEN, O. E., JR., & GRAY, H., JR., 1957 , MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF MARIPOSA COUNTY, CALIF.: CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL., VOL. 53 , NOS. 1 & 2 , P. 249 .

  • Deposit

    LAIZURE, C. MCK., 1928 , S. F. FIELD DIV.- MARIPOSA COUNTY: 24TH REPORT STATE MINERALOGIST, VOL. 24 , NO. 2 , P. 139 .

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ONE OF SEVERAL PROSPECTS IN THE VICINITY OF THE BARRETT, CASTAGNETTO II, AND CHEMISAL MINES. MAY BE SAME PROPERTY ONCE KNOWN AS THE FERRARI MINE. GEOLOGY AND OCCURRENCE OF ORE SIMILAR TO BARRETT. CLAIMS UNPATENTED IN 1927.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1973 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey

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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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