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Val Ranch Roosevelt

Producer in Calaveras county in California, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
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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. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10029069
MRDS ID M006416
Record type Site
Current site name Val Ranch Roosevelt
Related records 10187500

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.51517, 38.09547 (WGS84)
Relative position NE1/4 SW1/4. 2 MI. NE OF ANGELS CAMP

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Calaveras(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Angels Camp(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

San Andreas(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sacramento(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Stanislaus(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 23 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.51517, 38.09547
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: W. CLARK SUBLEASED THE VAL RANCH IN 1942 AND OPERATED A STATIONARY WASHING PLANT. FROM MAY 7 TO OCT. 19 THE YIELD WAS 69 OZ. OF GOLD AND 7 OZ. OF SILVER FROM 6245 CU. YDS. OF GRAVEL. ON CENTRAL HILL CHANNEL.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • MAY-OCT. 1942, 6,245 YDS. GRAVEL YIELDED 69 OZ. AU, 7 OZ. AG. AGAIN ACTIVE 1956.

Comments on the workings information

  • DRIFT MINE. DRIFTS RUN PRIOR TO 1915 THROUGH 60' SHAFT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. B. 135, P. 252

  • Deposit

    SP. REPT. 41, P. 52 AND PL. 3

  • Deposit

    CALIF. COUNTY REPT. NO. 2, P. 208 AND PL. C

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ADD. REF. USGS MAP GQ-222; MAP GP-561

Reporter information

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

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