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Uncle Sam Group

Unknown in Fresno county in California, United States with commodity Copper
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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. Production statistics
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10212190
MRDS ID M021048
MAS/MILS ID 0060190282
Record type Site
Current site name Uncle Sam Group
Related records 10034295

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -118.78514, 36.91665 (WGS84)
Elevation 1829
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Fresno(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Tehipite Dome(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Mount Whitney(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Fresno(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper King(hydrologic unit)

Tulare-Buena Vista Lakes(hydrologic accounting unit)

Tulare-Buena Vista Lakes(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Kings Canyon National Park(National Park)

National Park NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Fresno

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 012 S 029 E 02 C California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1915

Land status

Ownership category National Park

Production statistics

  • Year 1915
    Description 11 Tons Of Ore Containing 846 Lbs Copper, 103 Oz Silver And .92 Oz Gold Was Mined In 1915.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 383.73mt
    Gold Gold 28.61g
    Silver Silver 3203.65g

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DOM BULL 173,P 83,214;CJMG V 47,NO3,JULY 1951,P 502,551,PL 5

  • Deposit

    BULL 144, P 234

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 04-NOV-1983 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) 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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