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Hanas Placer 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 10031054
MRDS ID M009626
Record type Site
Current site name Hanas Placer Ground

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.11459, 37.33826 (WGS84)
Relative position ON MARIPOSA CREEK 2 AIRLINES MILES NW OF WHITE ROCK SILICA MINE (SEC. 11). GROUND EXTENDS 6000 FT. ALONG MARIPOSA CREEK AND IS 9-25 FT. DEEP, BUT THE V-SHAPED CANYON IS VERY NARROW AND ONLY A SMALL AREA OF THE 40-ACRE TRACT IS PAY GRAVEL. PRESENT OWNERSHIP NOT DETERMINED.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mariposa(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Illinois Hill(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 007S 017E 09 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.11459, 37.33826
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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

  • MUCH OF THE GRAVEL AVERAGES 50 CENTS PER YARD. PART OF THE GRAVEL WAS WORKED BY T. D. HANAS IN 1938.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 53, NOS. 1 & 2, JAN.-APRIL, 1957, P. 320

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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