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Painter

Past Producer in Fresno county in California, United States with commodity Copper
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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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Workings at the site
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10034292
MRDS ID M021045
Record type Site
Current site name Painter
Alternate or previous names McKinsey
Related records 10212372

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -119.6843, 36.93188 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Fresno(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Friant(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Fresno(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Fresno(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle San Joaquin-Lower Chowchilla(hydrologic unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Fresno

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 011S 021E 33 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • SOME RICH ORE INCLOSED IN TALC

Analytical data

Result 15 % CU

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -119.6843, 36.93188
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 2.13M
    Length 228.6M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Comments on the production information

  • SEVERAL HUNDRED TONS OF COPPER ORE HAVE BEEN SHIPPED

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall depth 33.53M

Comments on the workings information

  • ONE SHAFT 110 FT. DEEP, AN INCLINED SHAFT 80 FT. DEEP. SHAFT HAS DRIFTS AND CROSSCUTS TOTALING 160 FT., ANOTHER SHAFT HAS BEEN SUNK 50 FT. IN CARBONATES. OPEN CUT 6 - 7 FT. DEEP. FROM 1 ST SHAFT DRIFTS EXTEND BOTH EAST AND WEST FOR 45 FT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    AUBURY, L.E., 1908 : COPPER RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA BULL. 50 : CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 278 - 279

  • Deposit

    LOGAN, C.A., ETAL; 1951 : MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF FRESNO COUNTY: CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 47 , NO. 3 DIV. OF MINES, P. 502

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit GOSSAN CROPPINGS 1 - 20 FT. WIDE, VEIN MATTER IS METADIABASE CHANGING IN SOME PLACES TO TALCOSE SCHIST. VEIN 4 - 7 FT. THICK.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1979 Fraticelli, L. A. (Albers, J.) U.S. Geological Survey

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