A & B Reeves

Past Producer in Amador county in California, United States with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  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. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10028135
MRDS ID M004964
Record type Site
Current site name A & B Reeves
Related records 10114026

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.83602, 38.46823 (WGS84)
Elevation 320
Relative position ABOUT 1 MILE S. OF PLYMOUTH

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Amador(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Amador City(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

San Andreas(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sacramento(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Mokelumne(hydrologic unit)

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 007N 010E 11,14 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • NO OTHER COMMODITY

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.83602, 38.46823

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 30.48M
    Depth to top 0M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: QUARTZ VEIN BETWEEN SLATE HANGING WALL, GREENSTONE FOOTWALL; VEIN 50 TO 100 FT. THICK

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner M. H. And L. D. Reaves

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Area 5.261HA

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFT 175 FT. ON VEIN, OPEN-CUT 200 X 50 FT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CLAIM OF 13 ACRES, ON HANGING WALL SIDE OF THE MARIPOSA SLATE BELT, A LITTLE SE OF PLYMOUTH. OLDER REFERENCES SHOW CLAIM LOCATED IN SECS. 11, 13, AND 14

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1972 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-APR-1978 Tatkin, T.; Albers, J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

Authoritative California resources

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