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Jackass Mountain Mines

Unknown 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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10188191
MRDS ID M022233
MAS/MILS ID 0060390286
Record type Site
Current site name Jackass Mountain Mines
Alternate or previous names Jackass Mountain
Related records 10035088

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -119.33737, 37.50963 (WGS84)
Elevation 2195
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Madera(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Timber Knob(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Yosemite Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Mariposa(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper San Joaquin(hydrologic unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Sierra National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Madera

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 005 S 024 E 15 NW California

Comments on the location information

  • MINES REPORTED TO BE ON THE SHORE OF LAKE IN JACKASS MEADOWS AT THE SOUTH BASE OF MADERA PEAK.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -119.33737, 37.50963
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. STATE MIING BUR. REPORT 12, 1894, P. 158.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 14-MAY-1993 Ridenour, James U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative California resources

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