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Fort Mountain Mine Mohawk, Solari, Rigney, Baldwin

Occurrence in Calaveras county in California, United States with commodity Gold
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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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10029251
MRDS ID M006688
Record type Site
Current site name Fort Mountain Mine Mohawk, Solari, Rigney, Baldwin
Related records 10235850

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.49684, 38.26824 (WGS84)
Relative position 4 1/2 MI. NE OF MOUNTAIN RANCH, ON THE FORT MOUNTAIN CHANNEL.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Calaveras(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Fort Mountain(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 005N 013E 24 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.49684, 38.26824
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: THE CEMENTED PAY-GRAVEL IS SAID TO BE 100' WIDE AND ABOUT 6' DEEP. CONSIDERABLE COARSE GOLD, RUNNING 888 IN FINENESS, AVERAGING $4.50 PER CU. YD.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • 300' TUNNEL DRIVEN N INTO THE CHANNEL, FROM WHICH POINT SOME DRIFTING HAS BEEN DONE NORTHEASTWARD.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. V. 32, NO. 3, P. 339-40 AND PL.

Reporter information

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

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