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Mehrten Bros

Producer in Calaveras county in California, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
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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. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10109126
MRDS ID M005605
Record type Site
Current site name Mehrten Bros

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Centroid
Geographic coordinates: -120.93671, 38.21384 (WGS84)
Relative position Original record had no geographic coordinates; these coordinates were derived from the PLSS description provided.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Calaveras(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Wallace(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 Calaveras

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 004N 009E 01,02,10,11,12 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Nearby scientific data

Centroid (1) Miocene nonmarine rocks
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: OPERATED NON-FLOATING WASHING PLANT 1939-41; GRAVEL CARRIED TO SLUICES BY TRACTOR-DRAWN CARRY-ALL

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • IN 6 1/2 MONTHS DURING 1941, 16,200 YDS GRAVEL YIELDED 146 OZ. AU, 15 OZ. AG

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. COUNTY REPT. NO.2, P.202

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-72 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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