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Banta's Camp Deposit

Occurrence in Alameda county in California, United States with commodity Magnesite
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10027994
MRDS ID M004703
Record type Site
Current site name Banta's Camp Deposit
Related records 10187311

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -121.53852, 37.49435 (WGS84)
Relative position OUTCROP ON A NARROW RIDGE SW OF BANTA'S CABIN IN THE ARROYO MOCHO CANYON, 24 MILES SE OF LIVERMORE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alameda(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Eylar Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

San Jose(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Jose(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

San Francisco Bay(hydrologic unit)

San Francisco Bay(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Francisco Bay(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Alameda

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 005S 004E 16 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Magnesite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Magnesite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -121.53852, 37.49435
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Otto E. Biel
    First year 1950

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 46, NO.2, APRIL, 1950, P.343, PL.58

  • Deposit

    USGS BULL. 355, P.37

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THERE HAS BEEN NO DEVELOPMENT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1972 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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