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Late Ocher Mine

Producer in Calaveras county in California, United States with commodities Mineral Pigments, Iron
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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 10109130
MRDS ID M005680
Record type Site
Current site name Late Ocher Mine
Related records 10284251

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.84573, 38.1963 (WGS84)
Relative position 1/2 MI. W OF VALLEY SPRINGS. FOLIO 11 SHOWS OCHRE IN 11 ONLY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Calaveras(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Valley Springs(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 010E 14 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mineral Pigments Primary
Iron Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.84573, 38.1963
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: THE OCHER VARIED IN COLOR FROM YELLOW TO DARK RED; IN BELT OF NW STRIKING SLATE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • SEVERAL CARLOADS 25-30 YEARS AGO; IDLE LATELY. ACTIVE 1890'S AND POSSIBLY IN EARLY 1900'S

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. REPT. 21, P. 168; COUNTY REPT. NO. 2, P. 212

  • Deposit

    IND. WEST FOUNDATION, DIV. II - MINERALS, SEC. C - METALLIFEROUS, P. 47

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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