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Belces

Past Producer in Mariposa 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. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10030986
MRDS ID M009513
Record type Site
Current site name Belces
Related records 10163246

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.1296, 37.65492 (WGS84)
Relative position 4 MI. SE OF COULTERVILLE

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Mariposa

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 003S 017E 19 California

Comments on the location information

  • PROBABLY SE 1/4 UTM EST. CLOSE TO SW SIDE OF BUCKHORN PEAK RD. SEC. LINES PROJECTED.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.1296, 37.65492
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike NE
    Dip 45 SE
    Thickness 1.52M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: QUARTZ VEIN 3 - 5 FT. THICK.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • NO DATA ON PRODUCTION.

Comments on the workings information

  • IN 1903, A 55-FT. INCLINED SHAFT AND A 50-FT. OPEN CUT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BOWEN, O. E., JR., & GRAY, H., JR., 1957 , MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF MARIPOSA COUNTY, CALIF.: CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL., VOL. 53 , NOS. 1 & 2 , P. 239

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN
Deposit LAND HAS PROBABLY REVERTED TO AGRICULTURAL STATUS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1973 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-DEC-1978 Hayden, F. (Albers, J.) U.S. Geological Survey

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