Bach

Past Producer in Madera county in California, United States with commodities Copper, Silver, Gold
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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Workings at the site
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10034099
MRDS ID M020799
Record type Site
Current site name Bach
Related records 10261098

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.02209, 37.16771 (WGS84)
Relative position 4 MILES NW OF DAULTON STATION

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Madera(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Raynor Creek(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 Madera

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 009S 018E 08 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Primary
Gold Secondary

Analytical data

Result (A) AU $3.30
Result AG 43.84 OZ
Result CU 23.8 %
Result (B) AU, .62 OZ
Result AG 70.4 OZ
Result CU, 28.3 %. SAMPLES OBTAINED FROM DRIFT.

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.02209, 37.16771

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • DURING WWI, A FEW TONS WERE SHIPPED CARRYING 13 % CU, 70 OZ. AG/TON.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 51.82M

Comments on the workings information

  • SINCE 1925 ; SHAFT 70 FT. ON ONE OUTCROP WITH DRIFT OF 100 FT. ALONG VEIN.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ERIC, J.H., 1948 , COPPER IN CALIFORNIA BULL. 144 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 261

  • Deposit

    LAIZURE, C. MCK., 1928 , SAN FRANCISCO FIELD DIVISION; 24TH REPT. STATE MIN., CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 322

  • Deposit

    LOGAN, C.A., 1950 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF MADERA COUNTY, CA; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 46 , NO. 4 PG. 451 .

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SMALL BODIES OF HIGH-GRADE ORE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1978 Fraticelli, L. A. (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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