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Star

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. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Land status
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10031079
MRDS ID M009661
Record type Site
Current site name Star
Related records 10237062

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.01988, 37.68714 (WGS84)
Elevation 732
Relative position 3 MI S JACKASS MTN.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mariposa(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Buckhorn Peak(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

Stanislaus National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Mariposa

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 003S 018E 07 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM EST E1/2. ADJOINS TEXAS HILL AND IS ON THE WEST EXTENSION OF THE CARRIE TODD VEIN.E1/2. ADJOINS TEXAS HILL AND IS ON THE WEST EXTENSION OF THE CARRIE TODD VEIN.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.01988, 37.68714
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike E
    Dip 60 S
    Thickness 2.44M
    Depth to top 0M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1890

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 60.96M

Comments on the workings information

  • 200 FT ADIT & 400 FT OPEN CUT.SEVERAL CONNECTING WINZES. MINOR STOPES.SEVERAL CONNECTING WINZES. MINOR STOPES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BOWEN, O. E., JR., GRAY, C. H., JR., 1957 , MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF MARIPOSA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 53 , NOS. 1 AND 2 , P. 307

  • Deposit

    AUBURY, L. E., 1904 , REGISTER OF MINES AND MINERALS, MARIPOSA COUNTY CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU, P. 13

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN, 2 - 8 FT THICK
Deposit SEE TEXAS HILL MINE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1979 Bowman, J. And Albers, J. U.S. Geological Survey

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