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Lucky Boy

Past Producer in Tuolumne 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. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10034578
MRDS ID M021412
Record type Site
Current site name Lucky Boy
Related records 10165966

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.24266, 37.91159 (WGS84)
Elevation 366
Relative position FOUR MILES S. OF TUOLUMNE, ON THE N. FORK OF THE TUOLUMNE RIVER

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tuolumne(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Tuolumne(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Oakdale(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Jose(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Tuolumne(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 Tuolumne

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 001N 016E 29 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.24266, 37.91159
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike NE
    Dip 80 SE

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: AVERAGE THICKNESS OF QUARTZ VEIN IS 18 INCHES. LIMESTONE HANGING WALL, SLATE FOOTWALL.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Comments on the workings information

  • TWO DRIFT ADITS 125 , 100 FT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TUCKER, W. B., 1914 , TUOLUMNE COUNTY: CMB REPT. 14 , P. 155

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NO OTHER INFORMATION FOUND.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1978 Tatkin, T.; Albers, John P. U.S. Geological Survey

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