Mt. Raymond & Red Top Mtn. Deposits

Prospect in Madera county in California, United States with commodity Iron
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 10236153
MAS/MILS ID 0060390532
Record type Site
Current site name Mt. Raymond & Red Top Mtn. Deposits
Alternate or previous names Detroit Placer, Wedge Group, Hart Group, Detroit Group, Detroit Placer Mining Claim

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -119.40317, 37.52663 (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

  • DEPOSITS ALSO IN SEC. 36, T. 4 S., R. 23 E. WEDGE GROUP IS IN SEC. 9, T. 5 S., R. 22 E. HART GROUP IS IN SECS. 14 AND 15, T. 5 S., R. 22 E. RED TOP GROUP IS IN SEC. 36, T. 4 S., R. 23 E.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -119.40317, 37.52663

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

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES FILES (WFOC).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 17-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.