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Great Northern

Past Producer in Mariposa county in California, United States with commodity Copper
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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. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10102887
MRDS ID M009623
Record type Site
Current site name Great Northern
Related records 10188083

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.08904, 37.34799 (WGS84)
Relative position 1 MILE WEST OF POCAHONTAS MINE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mariposa(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Illinois Hill(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 007S 017E 02,03,10,11 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Pyrite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.08904, 37.34799
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 2.44M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Comments on the production information

  • NO PRODUCTION REPORTED

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 74.68M
    Overall depth 33.53M

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS INCLUDED THREE SHAFTS 25 , 70 AND 110 FT. DEEP, 40 FT. OF CROSSCUTS FROM DEEPEST SHAFT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BOWEN, O. E. AND CLIFFTON, G. H., 1957 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF MARIPOSA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 53 , NO. 1 & 2 , P. 227 .

  • Deposit

    ERIC, J.H., 1948: COPPER IN CALIFORNIA BULL. 144; DIV. OF MINES, P. 267.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN 1-8 FT THICK

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1973 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JUL-1978 Fraticelli, L. A. (Albers, J.) U.S. Geological Survey

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