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Granite Springs

Producer in Mariposa county in California, United States with commodity Manganese
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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 10109230
MRDS ID M009255
Record type Site
Current site name Granite Springs

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.28766, 37.68825 (WGS84)
Relative position LOCATED 1 MILE SOUTH OF GRANITE SPRINGS SCHOOL NEAR WILLOW CREEK. NOTE: PL. 4 LISTS LOCATION NUMBER AS NO. 285, INSTEAD OF 286 AS SHOWN ON REFERENCE PAGE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mariposa(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Penon Blanco Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Oakdale(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Jose(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Merced(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 003S 015E 11 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.28766, 37.68825
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: GEOLOGY AND MINERAL OCCURRENCE SIMILAR TO CALDWELL MINE ( SEC. 14 ) IN MARIPOSA COUNTY

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Dr. Robert D. Dunn

Comments on the production information

  • A SMALL TONNAGE OF ORE WAS PRODUCED IN 1954.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 53, NOS. 1 & 2, JAN.-APRIL, 1957, P. 32

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1973 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JAN-1978 Killman, K.; Albers, J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative California resources

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