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Mariposa Talc Mine

Prospect in Mariposa county in California, United States with commodity Talc-Soapstone
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  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. Links to other databases
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10286301
MAS/MILS ID 0060430729
Record type Site
Current site name Mariposa Talc Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.13959, 37.62882 (WGS84)
Elevation 564

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mariposa(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Coulterville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Oakdale(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Jose(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Merced(hydrologic unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management CA)

Bureau of Land Management CA BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Mariposa

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 003 S 017 E 31 C California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Talc-Soapstone Primary

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-JAN-1979 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

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