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Ohio Buckminster, Uptograph

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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10109184
MRDS ID M006960
Record type Site
Current site name Ohio Buckminster, Uptograph
Related records 10187442

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.46017, 38.10991 (WGS84)
Relative position AT DOUGLAS FLAT. NW1/4

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Calaveras(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Columbia(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

San Andreas(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sacramento(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Stanislaus(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 003N 014E 17 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.46017, 38.10991
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: HYDRAULIC AND DRIFT MINE. ON CENTRAL HILL CHANNEL. TWO CHANNELS SEPARATED BY 15' OF RHYOLITE TUFF. LOWER CHANNEL UP TO 100' DEEP, 200' WIDE; UPPER CHANNEL UP TO 1000' WIDE, CAPPED BY 100' RHYOLITE TUFF. GRAVEL CONSISTING LARGELY OF CALAVERAS SCHIST.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • HYDRAULICKED PRIOR TO 1893; DRIFTING 1893-96(?)

Comments on the workings information

  • HYDRAULICKING CEASED ABOUT 1900 WHEN TAILING POND S OF HIGHWAY WAS FILLED. LONG N-TRENDING TUNNEL PROSPECTED INTERMITTENTLY 1930S TO EARLY 1950S. ZIRCON OCCURS IN SANDS AT DOUGLAS FLAT. CONCENTRATION - 64 LBS. ZIRCON PER TON OF BLACK SAND.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. COUNTY REPT. NO. 2, P. 203 AND PL. C; V. 32, NO. 3, P. 357 AND 364; REPT. 12, P. 99

  • Deposit

    CALIF. B. 176, P. 708

Reporter information

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

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