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Boston

Past Producer in Mariposa 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. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10030841
MRDS ID M009292
Record type Site
Current site name Boston

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.2221, 37.71964 (WGS84)
Relative position IN MAHONEY GULCH 1 1/2 MI. NW OF COULTERVILLE, 3/4 MI. N. OF STATE HIGHWAY 132

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mariposa(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Coulterville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Oakdale(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Jose(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Merced(hydrologic unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Mariposa

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 002S 016E 32,33 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM EST. 3/4 MI N OF HWY 132 .

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.2221, 37.71964
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Lautenschlager, Walter J.

Comments on the production information

  • NO RECORD OF PRODUCTION FOUND.

Comments on the workings information

  • NO VISIBLE WORKINGS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BOWEN, O. E., JR., & GRAY, H., JR., 1957 , MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF MARIPOSA COUNTY, CALIF.: CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL., VOL. 53 , NOS. 1 & 2 , P. 244 .

  • Deposit

    RANSOME, F. L. 1900 , MOTHER LODE DISTRICT FOLIO: U. S. G. S. GEOL. ATLAS OF THE U. S., FOLIO 63 , CLAIM SHEET 2 , SEC 4 .

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ONE PATENTED CLAIM; PROBABLY LOCATED BECAUSE VEINS PENETRATE THE CLAIM AT DEPTH. LOCATED APPROXIMATELY AT COMMON QUARTER CORNERS.
Deposit VEIN

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1973 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-DEC-1978 Hayden, F. (Albers, J.) U.S. Geological Survey

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