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K. R. Nutting Co. Dredge Ground.

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. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10030955
MRDS ID M009467
Record type Site
Current site name K. R. Nutting Co. Dredge Ground.
Related records 10163838

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.17765, 37.26187 (WGS84)
Relative position ADJOINS THE BENNETT -PATE DREDGE GROUND ON THE WEST AND SOUTH.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mariposa(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Owens Reservoir(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Merced(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Jose(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle San Joaquin-Lower Chowchilla(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 008S 016E 01 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.17765, 37.26187
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • GOLD CONTENT AVERAGED ABOUT 15 CENTS PER YARD AND RECOVERY WAS 13 CENTS PER YARD. IN 1938 ABOUT 180,000 CU. YDS. OF OVERBURDEN (SOIL) WAS STRIPPED FROM THE DEPOSIT AND SEVERAL HUNDRED THOUSAND YARDS OF GRAVEL PROCESSED.

Comments on the workings information

  • DREDGING.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 53, NOS. 1 & 2, JAN.-APRIL, 1957, P. 321

Reporter information

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

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