Kaderitas

Past Producer in Mariposa county in California, United States with commodities Gold, Lead, Zinc
Sections on this page
  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. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10031284
MRDS ID M009953
Record type Site
Current site name Kaderitas
Alternate or previous names Caderitas, Cader Idra, Little Wonder
Related records 10212186

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -119.79987, 37.62771 (WGS84)
Elevation 1067
Relative position ON S. SLOPE OF BROWN'S PEAK 3 1/2 AIRLINE MILES SW OF EL PORTAL. ADJOINS THE MEXICAN (EL CARMEN) MINE ON THE SOUTH.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mariposa(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

El Portal(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Yosemite Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Mariposa(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

Sierra National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Mariposa

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 003S 020E 31 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM EST. ALT PIPP, PLUS OR MINUS 1000 FEET.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Lead Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Gold Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -119.79987, 37.62771

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form THICKENS AND THINS RAPIDLY
    Strike N 40 W
    Dip 70 NE
    Thickness 1.22M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Production years 1920 - 26 , 1953 - 54

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Clarke, T. A.

Comments on the production information

  • WORKED FOR A TIME IN 1920-26 AS PART OF THE LITTLE WONDER GROUP OF MINES. LAST WORKED IN 1953-54 BY PAC. PLACERS ENG. CO. IDLE IN 1955. NO OTHER PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 30.48M

Comments on the workings information

  • ADIT 100 FT. LONG AND SEVERAL SUPERFICIAL WORKINGS ABOVE THIS LEVEL.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BOWEN, O. E., JR., GRAY, C. H., JR., 1957 , MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF MARIPOSA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 53 , NOS. 1 AND 2 , P. 272

  • Production

    BOWEN & GRAY, 1957

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN, FEW IN - 4 FT THICK

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1973 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JAN-1979 Bowman, J. And Albers, J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

Authoritative California resources

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