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Oakland

Occurrence in Tulare county in California, United States with commodity Copper
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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 10034237
MRDS ID M020974
Record type Site
Current site name Oakland
Related records 10141972

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.53287, 36.61774 (WGS84)
Relative position HEADWATERS OF COPPER CANON, 12 MILES NORTH OF MINERAL KING

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tulare(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Triple Divide Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Mount Whitney(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Fresno(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper King(hydrologic unit)

Tulare-Buena Vista Lakes(hydrologic accounting unit)

Tulare-Buena Vista Lakes(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Kings Canyon National Park(National Park)

National Park NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Tulare

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 015S 031E 25 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Pyrite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Syenite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.53287, 36.61774
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Width 24.38M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category National Park

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall depth 24.38M

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFT 80 FT. DEEP., ADIT 70 FT. LONG, ANOTHER ADIT 30 FT. LONG WITH SERIES OF OPEN CUTS 5 FT. DEEP

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ERIC, J. H., 1948 : COPPER IN CALIFORNIA BULL. 144 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 353

  • Deposit

    GOODWIN, J. G., 1958 ; MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF TULARE COUNTY, CA.; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 54 , NO. 3 , DIV. OF MINES, P. 423

  • Deposit

    TUCKER, W. B., 1919 ; TULARE COUNTY; 15TH REPT. STATE MIN; CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 909

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINERALIZED ZONE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1979 Fraticelli, L. A. (Albers, J.) U.S. Geological Survey

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