| Deposit ID | 10165899 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W025963 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0061090061 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Jones-Tarantula |
| Alternate or previous names | Reitz, Lone Star, Tarantula, Gold Ridge, Tarantula Hawk, Omega and Bestern Extension, Golden Horseshoe, Boulder Deep |
| Related records | 10077891, 10190325 |
| Point of reference | Trench |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -120.4021, 37.87162 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 396 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Tuolumne(county)
California(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Chinese Camp(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Oakdale(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
San Jose(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Tuolumne(hydrologic unit)
San Joaquin(hydrologic accounting unit)
San Joaquin(hydrologic subregion)
California(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | California | Tuolumne |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 001 S | 014 E | 02 | California |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Trench (1) | Mesozoic gabbroic rocks, unit 2 (undivided) |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Unknown |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0061090061 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W025963 | MAS references MRDS |
CA JOUR MINES&GEOL V45 NO1 JAN 1949 PL8 DOM BULL 108P164,175
179, 24TH REPT OF ST MIN PL8 P30,39 17TH REPT OF ST MIN P485
LOCATED E OF TARANTULA MINE LOCATED ON THE JONES AGRICULTURA
PATENT CONTAINING 220 ACRES CAGE SHAFT WAS SUNK ON JONES VEI
WHERE GOLD IS SAID TO OCCUR WHERE SERIES OF FLAT QUARTZ STRI
INTERSECT VERTICAL QUARTZ SEAMS BUT ZONES RICH IN FES2 IN TH
SCHIST MAY MORE PROBABLY BE RESPONSIBLE
ALSO IN SEC 1
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 07-JAN-1997 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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