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Mine

Occurrence in Calaveras county in California, United States with commodity Copper
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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. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10029038
MRDS ID M006375
Record type Site
Current site name Mine
Related records 10284647

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.51518, 38.1388 (WGS84)
Relative position NW1/4; N OF SAN DOMINGO CREEK, NEAR MACARONI FLAT. PLOTTED IN SW1/4 NE1/4 ON MAP GP-561

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Calaveras(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Calaveritas(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

San Andreas(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sacramento(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Calaveras(hydrologic unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Calaveras

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 003N 013E 02 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.51518, 38.1388
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: COPPER IS REPORTED BY LOCAL RESIDENTS TO HAVE BEEN PRODUCED HERE, PROBABLY BEFORE 1908, BUT NO PUBLISHED RECORDS ARE AVAILABLE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • CAVED SHAFT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. SP.REPT.40, P.21,; B. 50, P. 245

  • Deposit

    USGS MAP GQ-222

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN, THOUGHT TO BE EXTENSION OF CARLTON VEIN, VEIN AVERAGES 4 FT IN THICKNESS

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.

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Authoritative California resources

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