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Newman

Producer in Amador county in California, United States with commodity Clay
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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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10109099
MRDS ID M004885
Record type Site
Current site name Newman

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.91602, 38.3399 (WGS84)
Relative position ONE MILE SE OF IONE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE AMADOR CENTRAL RAILROAD

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Amador(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ione(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

San Andreas(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sacramento(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

San Joaquin(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Amador

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 06N 10E 30,31 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Nettie V. Gradwohl
    First year 1945

Comments on the production information

  • AVERAGE ANNUAL PRODUCTION DURING THE 1920'S ABOUT 6000 TONS. IDLE SINCE 1934. LEASED TO WESTERN REFRACTORIES CO

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN PIT AND ROOM AND PILLAR STOPES

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 50, NO. 1, JAN. 1954, P.281, PL.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1972 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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