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New Year Diggins

Producer in Mariposa county in California, United States with commodities Gold, Platinum
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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. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Ownership information
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10109518
MRDS ID M045258
Record type Site
Current site name New Year Diggins
Alternate or previous names Prouty Ranch

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.35627, 37.61325 (WGS84)
Elevation 158
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position ON BROWN'S CREEK AND ITS TRIBUTARIES 7 MI NORTH OF MERCED FALLS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mariposa(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Merced Falls(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Oakdale(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Jose(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Merced(hydrologic unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Mariposa

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 004S;003S 015E;015E 05,06,07;31,32 California

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION GIVEN IS ON BROWN'S CREEK NEAR CENTER SE/4 SEC. 6. TOPO MAP SHOWS NO PLACER TAILINGS IN AREA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Platinum Critical Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • UNVERIFIEDED REPORT OF PT

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 119
USGS model code 39a
Deposit model name Placer Au-PGE
Mark3 model number 54

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel
    Rock unit name Ione Formation
    Rock description Ione Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.35627, 37.61325
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form STREAM SEDIMENT DEPOSITS
    Thickness 14.33M
    Depth to bottom 14.33M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Stream Hydraulics

Comments on the geologic information

  • GOLD BELIEVED TO HAVE COME FROM POCKETY VEINS IN VICINITY

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Production years 1927-1928

Mining district

District name Merced River Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner George W. Tobin And Associates
    First year 1957

Comments on the production information

  • 0.025 OZ/TON (0.85 PPM) AU

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BOWEN, O.E., JR., AND GRAY, C.H., JR., 1957, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF MARIPOSA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 53, NOS. 1, 2, P. 321.

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES(?), REFERENCE CARDS FOR SEC. 5, 6, 7, T. 4 S., R. 15 E.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SEE ALSO: MRDS M045260.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-74 Blair, Will N. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-FEB-89 Peterson, Jocelyn A. U.S. Geological Survey

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