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Dawson

Occurrence in Kings county in California, United States with commodity Mercury
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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. Mining district
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10030612
MRDS ID M008844
Record type Site
Current site name Dawson
Related records 10115236

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.24625, 35.90107 (WGS84)
Elevation 701
Relative position SE1/4 NW1/4

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kings(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Garza Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Paso Robles(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Luis Obispo(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Tulare-Buena Vista Lakes(hydrologic accounting unit)

Tulare-Buena Vista Lakes(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Kings

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 023S 016E 28 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mercury Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.24625, 35.90107
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1918

Mining district

District name Table Mountain

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Jack Ellena Fortini And Thompson
    First year 1962

Comments on the production information

  • FIRST RECORDED PRODUCTION IN 1918; FROM 1918-22 THERE WERE 1,030 FLASKS OF QUICKSILVER PRODUCED. THREE FLASKS OF MERCURY PRODUCED IN 1957. FOURTEEN FLASKS PRODUCED IN 1958.

Comments on the workings information

  • SHALLOW GLORY HOLE AND SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET OF WORKINGS BENEATH THE PIT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 49, NO. 3, JULY, 1953, P. 293, 4, 5 PL. 4

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES MIN. YEARBOOK 1957, V. 3, P. 223

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 31, NO. 4, OCT. 1935, P. 462; ADD. REF.: REPORT 26 OF STATE MINERALOGIST, P. 421, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES MIN. YEARBOOK 1958, V. 3, P. 181, DOM EC. MIN. MAP #1 QUICKSILVER, 1939, TOKEN PRODUCTION 1961-1962 - MIS V. 16, NO. 7, 1963, P. 13. REACTIVATED IN 1964 - METAL MNG. & PROC. APRIL 1965, P. 44. MIN. FOR INDUSTRY, SO. CALIF., SO. PAC. CO. P. 14, MAP I

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit RESULTS OF AN INVESTIGATION DURING WWII INDICATE THAT UNLESS OTHER LARGE BODIES OF ORE ARE DISCOVERED NEARBY IN THE LANDSLIDE, NO FURTHER PRODUCTION FROM THIS MINE CAN BE EXPECTED. LOCATED ON PATENTED LAND. SOME ACTIVITY WAS REPORTED FOR 1935.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1973 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative California resources

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