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Briggs Mine

Occurrence in Merced county in California, United States with commodity Manganese
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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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10095176
MRDS ID M020068
Record type Site
Current site name Briggs Mine
Related records 10115737

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.94683, 36.80826 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Merced(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ortigalita Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Mendota(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Monterey(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Panoche-San Luis Reservoir(hydrologic unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Merced

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 013S 009E 13 California

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATED IN 5 1/2 NW 1/4 SECTION 13

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.94683, 36.80826
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: MANGANIFEROUS CHERT BEDS NEAR UPPER CONTACT OF 100 FT. THICK CHERT BAND, SURROUNDED BY SANDSTONE. GENERAL STRIKE IS N. 60 E. WITH A GENTLE DIP TO THE N, AND BEDS ARE FAULTED AND FOLDED. MANGANIFEROUS CHERT HAS EXTENSIVE SURFACE OXIDATION.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Old Cleveland

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    D.O.M. BULL. 152 1950 P. 150

  • Deposit

    D.O.M. BULL. 125 1943 P. 142

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1977 Killman, K.; Albers, J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative California resources

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