Ghost Canyon Claims

Prospect in Madera county in California, United States with commodity Tungsten
Sections on this page
  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 10236010
MAS/MILS ID 0060390212
Record type Site
Current site name Ghost Canyon Claims

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -119.37597, 37.52633 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Madera(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sing Peak(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)

Ansel Adams Wilderness(Wilderness)

Wilderness 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 023 E 01 California

Comments on the location information

  • CLAIMS ALSO IN SEC. 36, T. 4 S., R. 23 E., SEC. 31, T. 4 S., R 24 E., AND SEC. 6, T. 5 S., R. 24 E.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -119.37597, 37.52633

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOL., V. 38, 1943, P. 295-301.

  • Deposit

    CALIF. DIV. MINES SPECIAL REPORT 35, 1953, P. 73.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 13-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.

Authoritative California resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.