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Merced River I

Past 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. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10034729
MRDS ID M021610
Record type Site
Current site name Merced River I
Related records 10188237

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.13432, 37.62242 (WGS84)
Elevation 457
Relative position 1/2 MI NW OF BAGBY, BETWEEN THE MERCED RIVER & HIWAY 49

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mariposa(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Hornitos(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)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management CA)

Bureau of Land Management CA BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Mariposa

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 003S;004S 017E;017E 31;06 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM EST, ALT EST

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.13432, 37.62242
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike NW
    Dip 60 NE
    Thickness 1.22M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: VEIN AVERAGES 4 FT ON OR NEAR THE CONTACT BETWEEN SERPENTINE ON THE EAST AND SLATE ON THE WEST?

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Production years 1879

Comments on the production information

  • DECOMPOSED VEIN MATTER RAN $18 AU/TON IN 1879 .

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 99.06M
    Overall depth 48.77M

Comments on the workings information

  • ONE SHAFT, THREE ADITS, THE LONGEST 165 FT AND AT LEAST 100 FEET OF DRIFTS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BOWEN, O. E., JR., GRAY, C. H., JR., 1957 , MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF MARIPOSA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 53 , NOS. 1 AND 2, P. 284

  • Deposit

    AUBURY, L. E., 1904 , REGISTER OF MINES AND MINERALS, MARIPOSA COUNTY CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU, P. 12

  • Production

    BOWEN & GRAY 1957

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN
Deposit PATENTED PROPERTY OF 19.58 ACRES. SEE AUBUREY ( 1904 ) WHO GIVES DIFFERENT SECTION, TOWNSHIP & RANGE NUMBERS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1979 Bowman, J. And Albers, J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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