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Cave Diggins Mine

Prospect in Tuolumne 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. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10263529
MAS/MILS ID 0061090693
Record type Site
Current site name Cave Diggins Mine
Alternate or previous names Cave Diggins

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -120.22769, 37.90992 (WGS84)
Elevation 610
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tuolumne(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Tuolumne(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Oakdale(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Jose(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Tuolumne(hydrologic unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Stanislaus 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 Tuolumne

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 001 N 016 E 28 C California

Comments on the location information

  • CLAIMS EXTEND INTO SECS. 29 AND 33.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -120.22769, 37.90992
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Richard Sharwood,
    Home office 314 Clifton Rd, Pacifica, Ca 94404
    Year 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    24TH REPT STATE MINERALOGIST P44

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 73-83, 1983, TABLE 3,

  • Deposit

    NO. 8, P. 20.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 31-AUG-1993 Hyndman, Paul C. 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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