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Volcano Limestone

Occurrence in Amador county in California, United States with commodity Limestone, General
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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 10028322
MRDS ID M005224
Record type Site
Current site name Volcano Limestone

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.62323, 38.44657 (WGS84)
Elevation 686
Relative position AT AND NEAR VOLCANO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Amador(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

West Point(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 07N 12E 23,22,26,27 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Limestone, General Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.62323, 38.44657
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Great Western Lands Dev. Co.
    Home office C/O J.J. Lerman

Comments on the production information

  • SIX DIAMOND-DRILL HOLES PUT DOWN IN 1928. A TEST AT 115 FT. ASSAYED 99.03 PERCENT CALCIUM CARBONATE; A SURFACE SAMPLE GAVE 97.26 PERCENT CALCIUM CARBONATE. HOLDINGS OF 825 ACRES OWNED OUTRIGHT AND MINERAL RIGHTS ON ABOUT 520 ACRES MORE. FROM THE MAIN STREET OF VOLCANO NORTHWARD AND 1 1/2 MILES SOUTH OF VOLCANO ARE EXPOSURES OF THE LIMESTONE. OPENED IN 1969 BY OWENS-ILLINOIS UNDER /CASE AGREEMENT WITH AMERICAN CEMENT CORP

Comments on the workings information

  • UNDEVELOPED. LS AT SURFACE DOES NOT SEEM TO EXTEND INTO SEC. 27 ACCORDG. TO FOLIO 11

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 50, NO. 1, JAN. 1954, P. 274; V. 43, NO. 3, JULY 1947, P. 211-12

  • Deposit

    FOLIO 11 MIS. V. 23, NO. 4, & 75

Reporter information

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

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