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Gerber Deposit

Past Producer in Stanislaus county in California, United States with commodities Manganese, Silica
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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. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10238680
MRDS ID M020264
MAS/MILS ID 0060990008
Record type Site
Current site name Gerber Deposit
Alternate or previous names Naval Bombing Range #1, Black Wonder
Related records 10109398

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -121.40792, 37.37742 (WGS84)
Elevation 931
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Stanislaus(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mount Boardman(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

San Jose(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Jose(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Panoche-San Luis Reservoir(hydrologic unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Stanislaus

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 006 S 005 E 27 SWSESE California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Tertiary
Silica Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chert Unknown
Psilomelane Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -121.40792, 37.37742
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N50E
    Dip 17N
    Thickness 3M
    Length 25M
    Width 1M
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 DISSEMINATED
    Primary mode of Origin OXIDATION
    Secondary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Secondary Ore Control BEDDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Strike And Dip N50E:17N
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 830316
  • Area 2HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 2
    Date of Last Modification 910418

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Tesla-Bl.Wonder

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Bongiovanni,R. G. C/O 1999 Bascom Ave.,Campbell,Ca. 95008
    Interest 100
    Home office California
    Year 1975
  • Type Owner
    Owner Advance Planning Corp.
    Interest 100
    Home office California
    Year 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TRASK-GEO DESCRIPT MN DEPS OF CAL-CAL.DIV.OF MINES BUL.152-A

  • Deposit

    JENKINS-MN IN CALIF-CAL DIV OF MINES BUL.125-DEC.1943

  • Deposit

    USBM RI 5579, P29

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 22-MAY-1986 Niemi U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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