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Golden Virgin

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. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10034693
MRDS ID M021572
Record type Site
Current site name Golden Virgin
Related records 10281004

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.00988, 37.68742 (WGS84)
Elevation 610
Relative position 6 MI NNW OF BRICEBURG

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mariposa(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Buckhorn Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Oakdale(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Jose(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

Stanislaus 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 018E 08 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.00988, 37.68742
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike E
    Dip 75 N
    Thickness 1.22M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: 2 - 4 FT THICK VEIN. SLATE FOOTWALL

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • NO PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND. LONG INACTIVE.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 15.24M

Comments on the workings information

  • 90 FT ADIT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    AUBURY, L.E., 1903 , REGISTER OF MINES & MINERALS FOR MARIPOSA CO., CALIF: CDMG, P. 18

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN
Deposit UNPATENTED CLAIM.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1979 Hayden, F. (Albers, J.) U.S. Geological Survey

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