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Lucky Spot Prospect

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10031016
MRDS ID M009566
Record type Site
Current site name Lucky Spot Prospect
Related records 10114837

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.06293, 37.58687 (WGS84)
Relative position 6 MI. E. OF BAGBY.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mariposa(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bear Valley(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 004S 017E 14 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.06293, 37.58687
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Sherlock

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner George Martin

Comments on the production information

  • ORE IS SAID TO RUN FROM $10 TO $30 A TON AND IN 1927 THERE WAS ABOUT 100 TONS ON THE DUMP. CLAIM WAS FOR SALE.

Comments on the workings information

  • TUNNEL 300 FT. LONG, GIVING 200 FT. OF BACKS, AND A SHAFT 40 FT. DEEP.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    REPORT OF STATE MINERALOGIST XXIV. 1928, P. 96-7, 134

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ONE CLAIM OF 20 ACRES. UNPATENTED.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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