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Rich

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. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10031047
MRDS ID M009615
Record type Site
Current site name Rich
Related records 10140160

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Centroid
Geographic coordinates: -120.07623, 37.41229 (WGS84)
Relative position Original record had no geographic coordinates; these coordinates were derived from the PLSS description provided.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mariposa(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Catheys Valley(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 006S 017E 12,14 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Centroid (1) -120.07623, 37.41229
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Bobbie Mining Co.
    First year 1922
    Last year 1923

Comments on the production information

  • THE PRINCIPAL VEIN WAS REPORTED TO CONTAIN AN ORE SHOOT ABOUT 9 FT. WIDE AND 200 FT. LONG HAVING AN AVERAGE VALUE OF $12 PER TON. THE ORE IS A HEAVY SULPHIDE. MILL OPERATIONS CEASED IN 1923 AND MILL HAS SINCE BEEN REMOVED. IDLE.

Comments on the workings information

  • A 1200-FT. TUNNEL WHICH GAVE NO GREAT DEPTH ON THE VEIN.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    REPORT OF STATE MINERALOGIST XXIV, P. 81

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SAID TO BE IN MOORE HILL DISTRICT IN MOORE HILL MINE IS IN 30-6S/18E

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-73 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative California resources

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