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Black Cat

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. Mining district
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10030908
MRDS ID M009396
Record type Site
Current site name Black Cat
Related records 10284899

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.21432, 37.57131 (WGS84)
Relative position 2 1/2 MI. N OF QUARTZBURG.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mariposa(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Hornitos(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 004S 016E 21 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.21432, 37.57131
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: OCCURRENCE SIMILAR TO SILVER LEAD MINE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Production years 1953 - 1955

Mining district

District name Hornitos

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Etta Barnard And S. W. Wilmert

Comments on the production information

  • UNDERGOING DEVELOPMENT WORK 1953-55. SMALL PRODUCTION OF GOLD AND SILVER RECOVERED BY ALGAMATION REPORTED FOR 1953, 1954.

Comments on the workings information

  • NO DATA ON 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. 241 .

  • Deposit

    WALLACE, R. E., ETAL, 1957 , THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF CALIF.: US BUR. OF MINES MINERALS YEARBOOK FOR 1954 , VOL. 3 , P. 64 .

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, MIN. YB. 1954, MIN. IND. OF CALIF. (PREPRINT), P. 64

  • Production

    BOWEN & GRAY, 1957 .

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN
Deposit 1/2 MI. N OF SILVER LEAD MINE ( IN SEC. 28 ), W DEPOSIT OCCUR SIMILAR TO THAT MINE.

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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