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Blue Star Group

Occurrence in Mariposa county in California, United States with commodity Tungsten
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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. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10031227
MRDS ID M009871
Record type Site
Current site name Blue Star Group

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -119.82792, 37.65521 (WGS84)
Relative position W1/2. HALF A MILE EAST OF INDIAN FLAT ON STATE HIGHWAY 140. APPROACHED BY A HALF A MILE OF DIRT ROAD LEADING SOUTH FROM HIGHWAY 140 ABT 1/2 MILE EAST OF USFS INDIAN FLAT GUARD STATION.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mariposa(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

El Portal(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)

Federal lands

Sierra 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 03S 19E 23 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -119.82792, 37.65521
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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 L. W. And W. J. Barnett

Comments on the production information

  • ABOUT 200 TONS WERE MINED IN 1954 AND MILLED AT THE INCLINE MINING CO. MILL IN 1955.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 53, NOS. 1 & 2, JAN.-APRIL, 1957, P.330-331

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MIDLAND MNG. CO. DMEA APPL'N 2192 - REPORTED 2/21/52 BY BATEMAN - NO CONTRACT - DMEA INDEX CALIF., NEV. P.9

Reporter information

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

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