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Dodson

Past Producer in Calaveras county in California, United States with commodities Gold, Lead, 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. 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 10076485
MRDS ID W023510
Record type Site
Current site name Dodson
Alternate or previous names Mcquig

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.49933, 38.12185 (WGS84)
Elevation 732
Relative position 1 1/2 MI S. W. OF MURPHYS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Calaveras(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Columbia(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

San Andreas(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sacramento(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Stanislaus(hydrologic unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Calaveras

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 003N 013E 12 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Lead Tertiary
Copper Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • THREE ORE SHOOTS IN LONGEST TUNNEL

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.49933, 38.12185
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 0.3M
    Depth to top 0M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Comments on the production information

  • NO PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND ACTIVE DURING 1890'S

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Area 137.598HA

Comments on the workings information

  • DEVELOPED BY THREE DRIFT ADITS. 120 , 370 AND 193 FT LONG.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CLARK, W. B., LYDON, P. A, 1962 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF CALAVERAS COUNTY, CALIF. COUNTY REPORT 2 ; CALIF. DIV. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, P 147 ,

  • Deposit

    CRAWFORD, J. J., 1896 , CALAVERAS COUNTY: 13TH REPT STATE MIN.; CALIF MIN BUR, P 112

  • Deposit

    TUCKER, W. B, 1915 : CALAVERAS COUNTY: 14TH REPT. STATE MIN.; CALIF MIN. BUR, P 76

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN, VEIN IN BLACK SILICEOUS SLATE, QTZ IS BANDED

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1979 Mateik, R.; Albers, John P. U.S. Geological Survey

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