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Biladeau

Past Producer in Madera county in California, United States with commodities Copper, Zinc, Lead
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Production statistics
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10102999
MRDS ID M020801
Record type Site
Current site name Biladeau
Alternate or previous names Bradford and Smith Mount Raymond and Star.

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -119.5593, 37.50465 (WGS84)
Relative position ON RAYMOND MTN.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Madera(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mariposa Grove(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Yosemite Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Mariposa(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Merced(hydrologic unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Sierra National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Madera

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 005S 022E 09,10 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Lead Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Magnetite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -119.5593, 37.50465
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Production years 1911

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Production statistics

  • Year 1911
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^13.75 % Cu Ore.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Ore Copper Copper 14wt-pct

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GOODWIN, J.G., 1957 , LEAD AND ZINC IN CA; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 53 , NO. 3 & 4 , PG. 540 - 541

  • Deposit

    LOGAN, L.A., 1950 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF MADERA COUNTY, CA.; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 46 , NO. 4 , PG. 459 .

  • Production

    GOODWIN, J.G., 1957

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1978 Fraticelli, L. A. (Albers, J.) U.S. Geological Survey

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