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Wildcat

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10031040
MRDS ID M009603
Record type Site
Current site name Wildcat
Related records 10114747

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.1146, 37.49743 (WGS84)
Relative position N1/2? LOCATED 1/2 MILE EAST OF THE LONG MARY MINE IN SEC. 17

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mariposa(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Catheys Valley(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Merced(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Jose(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Fresno River(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 005S 017E 16 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.1146, 37.49743
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • A SMALL WORKING LONG IDLE; LAST ACTIVE IN 1908 PRODUCING 12.2 TONS OF ORE YIELDING $132.86 OR AN AVERAGE OF $6.22 PER TON AT THE OLD PRICE OF GOLD.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 53, NOS. 1 & 2, JAN. -APRIL, 1957, P. 316

  • Deposit

    REPORT OF STATE MINERALOGIST XXIV, CHART FACTING P. 98

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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