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The Point Quartz Mining Claim

Past Producer in Calaveras 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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10036241
MRDS ID M024316
Record type Site
Current site name The Point Quartz Mining Claim

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.55018, 38.38685 (WGS84)
Relative position 1 1/2 MI SW OF WEST POINT

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Calaveras(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

West Point(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

San Andreas(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sacramento(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Mokelumne(hydrologic unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Calaveras

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 006N 013E 09 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • BLM EXAMINER SAMPLES: FLOAT SAMPLE ASSAYED $26.08, NORTH SHAFT SAMPLE ASSAYED $2.45

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.55018, 38.38685
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • AT LEAST TWO NARROW AU BEARING STRINGERS CROSS CLAIM, BUT THEIR MAIN SIGNIFICANCE IS THIER INTERSECTION WITH THE WHISKEY LEAD ON THE WHISKEY LEAD CLAIM TO THE EAST

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BLM MIN REPORT S-909 12/27/67

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN
Deposit BLM EXAMINER CONCLUDED CLAIM DID NOT CONSTITUTE A DISCOVERY AS THE GOLD BEARING STRINGERS ARE TOO THIN; RECOMMENDED CLAIM BE CONSIDERED INVALID. ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

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

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Authoritative California resources

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