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Fair

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. 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 10034692
MRDS ID M021570
Record type Site
Current site name Fair
Related records 10285350

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.17599, 37.77659 (WGS84)
Elevation 914

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mariposa(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Groveland(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Oakdale(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Jose(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 002S 016E 11 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM; LATITUDE-LONGITUDE VALUES CALCULATED FROM TOWNSHIP, RANGE, SECTION.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.17599, 37.77659
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N
    Dip 40 W
    Thickness 3.66M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: 2 VEINS 2 - 12 FT THICK. SLATE FOOTWALL

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • NO PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND. LONG INACTIVE.

Comments on the workings information

  • 170 FT INCLINED SHAFT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    AUBURY, L.E., 1903 , REGISTER OF MINES & MINERALS FOR MARIPOSA CO., CALIF: CDMG. P. 18

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINS
Deposit UNPATENTED CLAIM. 2 VEINS 2 - 12 FT THICK. SLATE FOOTWALL.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1979 Hayden, F. (Albers, J.) U.S. Geological Survey REPLACING LOST LOCATION.
Updater 12-NOV-1997 Oland, G. P. (Orris, Greta J.) U.S. Geological Survey OLAND AND ORRIS MERGED RECORDS
Editor 08-MAY-1998 Mason, George U.S. Geological Survey

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