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Whitto

Past Producer in Tuolumne county in California, United States with commodities Gold, Lead, Zinc, Iron
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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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10103059
MRDS ID M021505
Record type Site
Current site name Whitto
Alternate or previous names Draiper
Related records 10287427

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.28378, 37.97881 (WGS84)
Elevation 853
Relative position 1 MILE W. OF SOULSBYVILLE, ADJOINING THE BLACK OAK MINE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tuolumne(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Standard(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Tuolumne

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 002N;001N 015E;015E 35,36;01 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Lead Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary
Iron Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • ORE WAS A HEAVY SULFIDE, IN ASSOCIATION WITH FREE GOLD.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Gold Ore
Marcasite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Pyrrhotite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.28378, 37.97881
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 20 E
    Dip 50 - 75 W

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: 3 PARALLEL VEINS; AVERAGE THICKNESS IS 18 INCHES.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Area 10.118HA

Comments on the workings information

  • INCLINED SHAFT 630 FT., WITH 6 DRIFTS. LEVELS EVERY 100 FT. TO 600 FT. LEVEL

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CRAWFORD, J. J., 1896 , THIRTEENTH REPT. OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CMB REPT. 13 , P. 494

  • Deposit

    TUCKER, W. B., 1914 , TUOLUMNE COUNTY: CMB REPT. 14 , P. 144

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN DEPOSIT
Deposit NO OTHER INFORMATION FOUND.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1978 Tatkin, T.; Albers, John P. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative California resources

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