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Arcturas B.V.D.

Past Producer 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. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10031193
MRDS ID M009816
Record type Site
Current site name Arcturas B.V.D.

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.0582, 37.4116 (WGS84)
Relative position IN GUADALUPE MTNS. 4 AIRLINE MI. SE OF CATHAY SCHOOL. MINE IS 1/2 MILE SOUTHWEST OF RICH MINE AND WEST OF THE FRANCIS MINE. THIS LOCATION IS PROBABLY THE SAME AS THE "MOORE HILL" MINE (3 ADITS AND A PROSPECT) WITH WORKINGS SHOWN IN S1/2 NW1/4 ON USGS QUAD. INDIAN GULCH 1962.

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 018E 30 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • ORE IS HIGH IN SULFIDES

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.0582, 37.4116
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 2.74M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Production years 1908 , 1921 - 1923

Comments on the production information

  • SMALL TONNAGE OF LOW-GRADE ORE WAS PRODUCED IN 1908; PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENT WORK 1921-23 BY THE B.V.D. MINING CO. IDLE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BOWEN, O. E., JR., & GRAY, H., JR., 1957 , MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF MARIPOSA COUNTY, CALIF.: CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL., VOL. 53 , NOS. 1 & 2 , P. 234 - 5

  • Production

    BOWEN AND GRAY, 1957

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN
Deposit B.V.D. HAD SIX UNPATENTED CLAIMS, THE RICH-LUCKETT, ARCTURAS, DAY BREAK, MOORE HILL, ARCTURAS NO. 9 AND NO. 7. ORE IS HIGH IN SULFIDES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1973 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-DEC-1978 Hayden, F. (Albers, J.) U.S. Geological Survey

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