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Johnson

Producer in Calaveras 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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10109160
MRDS ID M006129
Record type Site
Current site name Johnson
Related records 10211622

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Centroid
Geographic coordinates: -120.65732, 38.17039 (WGS84)
Relative position Original record had no geographic coordinates; these coordinates were derived from the PLSS description provided.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Calaveras(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

San Andreas(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

San Andreas(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sacramento(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Calaveras(hydrologic unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Calaveras

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 004N 012E 27,28 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Centroid (1) -120.65732, 38.17039
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: ON CENTRAL HILL CHANNEL WHICH TRENDS NW AND IS 100' WIDE. SCHIST BEDROCK OVERLAIN BY ABOUT 8' OF GRAVEL, 20' OF RHYOLITE, 40' OF SAND AND GRAVEL.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner J. R. Rathgeb, G. I. Airola

Comments on the production information

  • ACTIVE PRIOR TO 1904. HYDRAULIC MINE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. V. 32, NO.3, P.360

  • Deposit

    COUNTY REPT. NO.2, P.200

  • Deposit

    GQ-222

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-72 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative California resources

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