Hamilton

Occurrence in Tulare county in California, United States with commodity Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  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 10095250
MRDS ID M020968
Record type Site
Current site name Hamilton
Related records 10263224

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -119.04761, 36.31468 (WGS84)
Relative position 5 MILES EAST OF LINDSAY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tulare(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Rocky Hill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Visalia(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Fresno(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Kaweah(hydrologic unit)

Tulare-Buena Vista Lakes(hydrologic accounting unit)

Tulare-Buena Vista Lakes(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Tulare

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 018S 027E 33 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist > Mica Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -119.04761, 36.31468

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike NW
    Dip 75 NE

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Shear Zone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • 110 FT. SHAFT ON ANGLE OF 75 DEG. MINERAL ZONE WAS CROSSCUT AT BOTTOM FOR 10 FT ON EACH SIDE OF SHAFT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ERIC, J.H., 1948 ; COPPER IN CALIFORNIA BULL. 144 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 252

  • Deposit

    GOODWIN, J.G., 1958 ; MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF TULARE COUNTY, CA.; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 54 , NO. 3 , DIV. OF MINES, P. 421

  • Deposit

    TUCKER, W.B., 1919 ; TULARE COUNTY: 15TH REPT. STATE MIN.; CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 908

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit KIDNEYS AND STRINGERS OF COPPER

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Authoritative California resources

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