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Quartzburg Group Argonaut, Columbia, Democrat Spring

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10030888
MRDS ID M009360
Record type Site
Current site name Quartzburg Group Argonaut, Columbia, Democrat Spring

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.23516, 37.63131 (WGS84)
Relative position IN THE NW PART OF HUNTER VALLEY, ABOUT 8 1/2 AIRLINE MILES NORTH OF HORNITOS. FOUR UNPATENTED CLAIMS. (THIS PROPERTY MAY BE CONFUSED WITH ANOTHER QUARTZBURG GROUP IN SEC. 32, 4S, 16E, ABOUT 2 1/2 MILES NORTH OF HORNITOS.)

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)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management CA)

Bureau of Land Management CA BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Mariposa

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 003S 016E 32 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.23516, 37.63131
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Quartzburg Mining Co.
    Home office C/O Peter H. Thurbon

Comments on the production information

  • EVIDENTLY MINE HAS BEEN CLOSED FOR MANY YEARS.

Comments on the workings information

  • INCLINE SHAFT, NOW CAVED; HEADFRAME AND BUILDINGS REMAIN BUT EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN REMOVED.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 53, NOS. 1 & 2, JAN.-APRIL, 1957, P. 298

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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