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Nevada Mine

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 10031028
MRDS ID M009583
Record type Site
Current site name Nevada Mine
Related records 10261097

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.14543, 37.55937 (WGS84)
Relative position ON E. SIDE OF BEAR VALLEY MTN, NEAR THE SUMMIT, ABOUT 1/2 MILE S OF BEAR VALLEY-HORNITOS ROAD.

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)

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 004S 017E 30 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.14543, 37.55937
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: ONE OF A SYSTEM OF FISSURES IN THE DIABASE OF E SLOPE OF THE MOUNTAIN. THE VEIN RESEMBLES CHARACTER OF THE SIROCCO (YELLOWSTONE) IN SEC. 19. IT OCCURS IN SLATY DIABASE, MUCH SPLIT UP, THE QUARTZ INCLOSING MASSES OF THE COUNTRY ROCK, USUALLY ALTERED TO CHLORITIC SCHIST. ON THESE PORTIONS OF THE VEIN THE GOLD OCCURS IN "POCKETS", RANGING FROM A FEW DOLLARS TO MORE THAN $500 (OLD PRICE OF GOLD).

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Hall And Mcfadden
    First year 1893

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    12TH REPT. STATE MINERALOGIST

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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