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Virginia Virginia-Belmont, White Gulch, Captain Aiken

Producer in Mariposa 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. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10109231
MRDS ID M009326
Record type Site
Current site name Virginia Virginia-Belmont, White Gulch, Captain Aiken
Related records 10236225

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.16099, 37.67325 (WGS84)
Elevation 610
Relative position W1/2 13, E1/2 14.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mariposa(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Coulterville(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 03S 16E 13,14 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.16099, 37.67325
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1850

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Sam E. Wells

Comments on the production information

  • OPERATED INTERMITTENTLY UNTIL 1936; SOME EXPLORATORY WORK BEING DONE 1952-53. REPORTED TOTAL PRODUCTION $824,000 - APPROX. $100,000 BEFORE 1898; 1898-1931, MORE THAN $660,000; 1931-36, APPROX. $64,000. PATENTED PROPERTY OF 72 ACRES, INCLUDING THE VIRGINIA NO. 2, BELMONT, CLAREMONT, ANGUS AND PIEDMONT CLAIMS. IN ADDITION TO NATIVE GOLD, ORE MINERALS INCLUDE PYRITE, CHALCOPYRITE AND GALENA. SOME BONANZA GOLD WAS MINED FROM THE UPPER 80 FT. OF THE VEIN - ONE POCKET OF SPECIMEN ORE CONTAINING LARGE FLAKES AND STRINGERS OF GOLD YIELDED $10,000.

Comments on the workings information

  • 1300-FT. INCLINED SHAFTW/LEVELS AT 100-FT. INTERVALS, CONNECTING ADIT HAULAGEWAY; MORE THAN 10,000 FT. OF DRIFTS; ADDITIONAL SHAFTS AND ADITS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 53, NOS. 1 & 2, JAN. - APRIL, 1957, PP. 176-179, 313

  • Deposit

    U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY FOLIO 63, 1900, CLAIM SHEET 2, SEC. 4 (LOCATION)

  • Deposit

    COPPER PRODUCTION LESS THAN 100,000 LBS. - D.O.M. BULL. 144, PT. 3, 1948, P. 270

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THERE ARE SEVERAL UNIDENTIFIED PROSPECTS SHOWN IN NW1/4 SW1/4 SEC. 13, AS WELL AS SEVERAL NEAR COMMON QUARTER CORNER OF THESE SECTIONS - POSSIBLY THEY ARE PART OF THIS GROUP.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1973 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey

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