Blue Mountain

Occurrence in Calaveras county in California, United States with commodity 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. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10091983
MRDS ID M005731
Record type Site
Current site name Blue Mountain
Related records 10138469

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Centroid
Geographic coordinates: -120.71367, 38.01019 (WGS84)
Relative position Original record had no geographic coordinates; these coordinates were derived from the PLSS description provided.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Calaveras(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Salt Spring Valley(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

San Andreas(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sacramento(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower San Joaquin River(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 002N 011E 13,24 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Centroid (1) -120.71367, 38.01019

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: ONLY ALLUVIUM IS IN N1/2 SEC. 13 TRAVERSED BY SALT CREEK.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Frances Rodder

Comments on the production information

  • NO EVIDENCE OF AU

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. V. 32, NO. 3, P. 357

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-72 Gere, W. 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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