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Washington Tungsten

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 10031296
MRDS ID M009969
Record type Site
Current site name Washington Tungsten
Related records 10139695

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -119.8057, 37.39632 (WGS84)
Relative position PROBABLY SE1/4. NEAR THE EAST FORK OF THE CHOWCHILLA RIVER HALF A MILE EAST OF INDIAN PEAK CLOSE TO THE MADERA CO. LINE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mariposa(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Stumpfield Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Shaver Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Mariposa(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 006S 020E 20 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -119.8057, 37.39632
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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 Miller And Associates

Comments on the production information

  • A MILL RUN ON THE ORE HAS BEEN MADE AND THE ASSOCIATION'S PLANTS INCREASE THE MILL CAPACITY.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 53, NOS. 1 & 2, JAN.-APRIL, 1957, P. 332

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DMEA - APPLN 3045 BY FRED E MILLER ON LUCKY STRIKE CLAIMS - SECS. 21 29 - BUT MAY BE 20, 29 - REPORTED 7/14/53 BY CLARK - DMEA INDEX P 17. NO CONTRACT MILLER HAS CLAIMS IN SEC. 21 IN MADERA COUNTY.

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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