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Ferguson

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. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  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 10102768
MRDS ID M006717
Record type Site
Current site name Ferguson
Alternate or previous names Cargo Hill
Related records 10138773

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.48962, 38.40269 (WGS84)
Elevation 960
Relative position 2 1/2 MI E OF WEST POINTON SOUTHERN PORTION OF LITTLE GULCH CLAIM.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Calaveras(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Devils Nose(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 01 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result ORE FROM $60 - $173 PER TON AU

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) -120.48962, 38.40269
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Diorite Dikes Cut Across Vein And Are Thought To Be The Cause Of Mineralization

Ore body information

  • Strike N
    Dip 80 W

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Comments on the production information

  • ORE SHIPPED TO SMELTER AVERAGED $60 - $173 PER TON. ACTIVE PRIOR 1913 AND FROM 1935 - 1936

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Area 12.141HA
    Overall depth 50.29M

Comments on the workings information

  • DEVELOPED BY CLEANING & DEWATERING OLD 165 FT VERTICLE SHAFT AND WORKING ON 90 FT LEVEL DRIVING 40 FT DRIFT TO NE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CLARK, W.B., LYDON, P.A., 1962 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF CALAVERAS COUNTY, CALIF.; COUNTY REPORT 2 ; CALIF. DIV. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, P. 150

  • Deposit

    LOGAN, C.A., FRANKE, H., 1936 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF CALAVERAS COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 32 , NO. 3 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 254 - 255 .

  • Production

    CLARK ( 1962 ), LOGAN ( 1936 )

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN, AVERAGES 8 IN THICK. IN BASE ORE VEIN QUARTZ IS BLUISH-BLACK

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1979 Mateik, R.; Albers, John P. U.S. Geological Survey

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