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Irish Hill Gage

Producer in Amador county in California, United States with commodity Clay
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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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10028022
MRDS ID M004781
Record type Site
Current site name Irish Hill Gage

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.96796, 38.39684 (WGS84)
Relative position LOT 224, RANCHO ARROYO SECO, 3.9 MILES NW OF IONE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Amador(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Irish Hill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

San Andreas(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sacramento(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

San Joaquin(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Amador

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 06N 09E 10 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.96796, 38.39684
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Charles S. Howard (Estate)

Comments on the production information

  • WORKED BY VARIOUS OPERATORS OVER A PERIOD OF MANY YEARS. IDLE IN 1954, BUT UNDER LEASE TO GLADDING, MCBEAN AND CO. SINCE 1948. IN 1928 ANNUAL PRODUCTION WAS ABOUT 600 TONS, ALL MINED AND LOADED BY HAND

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN PIT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 50, NO.1, JAN. 1954, P.280, PL.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 05/15/2020
MSHA mine ID0405940
Mine name (MSHA)Irish Hill
Current operatorKent Raverty
Current controller (parent)Kent Raverty
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

Inferred by coordinate + name similarity (1235 m, 0.80 match). Confirm against MSHA if precision matters — non-USGS-curated cross-references may occasionally point at a neighbouring mine.

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Authoritative California resources

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