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Oakes and Reese

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. Mining district
  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 10034734
MRDS ID M021617
Record type Site
Current site name Oakes and Reese
Alternate or previous names Grand Prize and Badger
Related records 10284887

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.21877, 37.62409 (WGS84)
Elevation 488
Relative position 2 MI E EXCHEQUER RESERVOIR ON TEMPERANCE CREEK

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Mariposa

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 003S;004S 016E;016E 32,33;04 California

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 > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Chert

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.21877, 37.62409
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form PIPE - LIKE
    Strike N 35 - 40 W
    Dip 70 - 80 NE
    Thickness 1.52M
    Depth to top 0M

Comments on the geologic information

  • HUNTER VALLEY CHERTS, SHALES & SILTSTONES FORM HANGING WALL, GREENSTONE PORPHYRITE FOOTWALL

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Hunter Valley

Comments on the production information

  • ORE FROM 1 SHOOT AVG 2.5 OZ AU/TON TO BETTER THAN 5 OZ AU/TON

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 381M
    Overall depth 137.16M

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFT, DRIFTS, STOPES

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. 145 - 147 , 292

  • Deposit

    CASTELLO, W. O., 1921 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF MARIPOSA COUNTY IN SEVENTEENTH REPORT OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST: CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU, P. 131

  • Deposit

    LAIZURE, C. MCK., 1928 , SAN FRANCISCO FIELD DIVISION IN TWENTY - FOURTH REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU, P. 106

  • Production

    BOWEN & GRAY 1957 , CASTELLO, 1921

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 26.15 ACRES, 2 CLAIMS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Deposit VEIN, BLUE LEAD AND TWO INTERSECTING VEINS AT RIGHT ANGLES

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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