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Mountain Belle

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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Workings at the site
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10102885
MRDS ID M009611
Record type Site
Current site name Mountain Belle
Related records 10139701

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.05542, 37.47271 (WGS84)
Elevation 671
Relative position NEAR CATHEYS MTN

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mariposa(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Catheys Valley(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Merced(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Jose(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Fresno River(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 005S 017E 25 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM EST NE 1/4

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Gangue

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.05542, 37.47271
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike NW
    Dip 30 SW
    Thickness 0.91M
    Depth to top 0M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Production years 1908

Comments on the production information

  • NO OTHER PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 83.52M
    Overall depth 53.04M

Comments on the workings information

  • ONE INCLINE, 2 DRIFT LEVELS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BOWEN, O. E., JR., GRAY, C. H., JR., 1957 , MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF MARIPOSA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 53 , NOS. 1 AND 2 , P. 289

  • Deposit

    CASTELLO, W. O., 1921 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF MARIPOSA COUNTY IN SEVENTEENTH REPORT OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST: CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU, P 127

  • Production

    BOWEN & GRAY 1957

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1979 Bowman, J. And Albers, J. U.S. Geological Survey

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