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Fick and Oxford

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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10031127
MRDS ID M009721
Record type Site
Current site name Fick and Oxford
Related records 10115147

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -119.97098, 37.55687 (WGS84)
Relative position 5 MI. N OF MARIPOSA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mariposa(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Feliciana Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Yosemite Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Mariposa(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 04S 18E 27 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • SAMPLES FROM OPEN CUTS ASSAYED $4.50 - $7/TON.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Nearby scientific data

(1) -119.97098, 37.55687
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 1.52M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: AN EXT. OF THE COLORADO VEIN, AVE. 18 INCHES IN THICK, VARIES FROM 1 TO 5 FT. THICK.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Comments on the production information

  • SAMPLES FROM OPEN CUTS ASSAYED $4.50 TO $7 PER TON IN GOLD.

Comments on the workings information

  • THREE OPEN CUTS AND A 60-FT. CROSSCUT ADIT.

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. 260 .

  • Deposit

    JULIHN, C. E., & HORTON, F. W., 1940 , MINERAL RESOURCES SURVEY OF THE US: US BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 424 , P. 153 .

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1973 Hayden, F. (Albers, J.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JAN-1979 Hayden, F. (Albers, J.) U.S. Geological Survey

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