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Balfron

Prospect in Madera 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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10183699
MRDS ID M022187
MAS/MILS ID 0060390304
Record type Site
Current site name Balfron
Alternate or previous names Grand Central, Sunshine, Standard No. 2
Related records 10035057

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -119.69317, 37.27303 (WGS84)
Elevation 780
Location accuracy 250(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Madera(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ahwahnee(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Shaver Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Mariposa(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Fresno River(hydrologic unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Madera

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 007 S 021 E 32 SESE California

Comments on the location information

  • MINE REPORTED 3 MI. S-SW OF DEADWOOD PEAK ON THE EAST BANK OF DEADWOOD GULCH.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -119.69317, 37.27303
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N70W
    Dip 70E
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Strike And Dip N70W:70E
    Date of Last Modification 930517

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. STATE MINING BUR. REPORT 14, 1916, P. 540.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 17-MAY-1993 Ridenour, James U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative California resources

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