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Givens Prospect

Past Producer in Mariposa county in California, United States with commodities Silver, 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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Workings at the site
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10102886
MRDS ID M009616
Record type Site
Current site name Givens Prospect
Related records 10163882

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.08931, 37.39521 (WGS84)
Relative position 2 1/2 MI. S OF CATHEYS VALLEY

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 006S 017E 22 California

Comments on the location information

  • SE 1/4 ? UTM EST.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Pyrite Ore
Silver Ore
Quartz Gangue

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: LEDGE 18 IN. THICK CAN BE TRACED FOR A MILE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Comments on the production information

  • RETURNS OF $100/TON MOSTLY IN SILVER.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall depth 12.19M

Comments on the workings information

  • 40 FT. SHAFT MOSTLY CAVED.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LAIZURE, C. MCK., 1928 , S. F. FIELD DIV. - MARIPOSA COUNTY: 24TH REPORT STATE MINERALOGIST, VOL. 24 , NO. 2 , P. 89

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN

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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