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Banner Blue Gravel Big Bend

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. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10029252
MRDS ID M006689
Record type Site
Current site name Banner Blue Gravel Big Bend
Related records 10113997

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.49684, 38.26824 (WGS84)
Relative position 4 MI. NE OF MOUNTAIN RANCH, AT INTERSECTION OF JESUS MARIA CREEK AND 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

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.49684, 38.26824
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: GRAVEL 15' THICK, 100' WIDE; CONTAINS 25-40% COARSE BOULDERS, MUCH BLACK SAND AND PYRITE. GRAVEL CAPPED BY RHYOLITE, SAID TO AVERAGE $2.50 TO $4.00 PER TON. DRIFT MINE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • WORKED IN 1890S AND 1900S.

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS CONSISTED OF 2 TUNNELS, 360 AND 380' LONG, DRIFTS, 2 SHAFTS TO BEDROCK AT 62 AND 68', AND AN 8-STAMP MILL.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. COUNTY REPT. NO. 2, P. 189 AND PL. C; V. 32, NO. 3, P. 356 P. P. 73, P. 211; FOLIO 51-BIG TREES

  • Deposit

    RD FILE

Reporter information

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

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