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Golden Eagle

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10102861
MRDS ID M009405
Record type Site
Current site name Golden Eagle
Related records 10237403

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.07516, 37.55799 (WGS84)
Relative position 4 1/2 MI. NE OF HORNITOS.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mariposa(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bear Valley(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Mariposa

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 004S 016E 27 California

Comments on the location information

  • E 1/2 NR CTR?

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.07516, 37.55799
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N 70 W
    Dip GENTLY S

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: BLANKET VEIN IN FELSITIC VOLCANICS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Worth A. Brown

Comments on the production information

  • NO PRODUCTION RECORDS FOUND.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 3.359HA

Comments on the workings information

  • NUMEROUS OPEN CUTS AND PITS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BOWEN, O. E., JR., & GRAY, H., JR., 1957 , MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF MARIPOSA COUNTY, CALIF.: CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL., VOL. 53 , NOS. 1 & 2 , P. 266

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN
Deposit PATENTED PROPERTY. SOME DEVELOPMENT WORK DONE IN 1954 .

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1973 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JAN-1979 Hayden, F. (Albers, J.) U.S. Geological Survey

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