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Gonzales Houghton and Gonzales

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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Ownership information
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10030945
MRDS ID M009449
Record type Site
Current site name Gonzales Houghton and Gonzales
Related records 10163432

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.20071, 37.44826 (WGS84)
Elevation 305
Relative position 4 1/2 MI. SE OF HORNITOS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mariposa(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Indian Gulch(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Merced(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Jose(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Fresno River(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 005S 016E 34 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM EST. SE 1/4

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.20071, 37.44826
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: VEIN 8 FT. THICK

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Production years 1880 - 1890

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Laura I. O'Day

Comments on the production information

  • NO RECORD OF PRODUCTION FOUND.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Area 8.094HA
    Overall depth 48.77M

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFT 160 FT. AND 120 FT. OPEN CUT.

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. 267 .

  • Deposit

    AUBRY, L. E., 1903 , REGISTER OF MINES AND MINERALS FOR MARIPOSA COUNTY, CALIF., P. 11 .

  • Production

    BOWEN AND GRAY, 1957

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN
Deposit PATENTED PROPERTY

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1973 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JAN-1979 Hayden, F. (Albers, J.) U.S. Geological Survey

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