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Zurcher Prospect

Occurrence in Calaveras 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. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10114724
MRDS ID M007033
MAS/MILS ID 0060090015
Record type Site
Current site name Zurcher Prospect
Alternate or previous names Quarry No 1
Related records 10029484

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -120.4616, 38.18881 (WGS84)
Elevation 792
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Calaveras(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Murphys(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 004 N 014 E 20 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -120.4616, 38.18881
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1918

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown
Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner F. D Zurcher
    Home office California
    Year 1974
  • Type Operator
    Owner St. John, L. A.
    Home office California
    Year 1974

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF BULL 152, P 47; TRASK 43:76, 108; 50:47

  • Deposit

    CAL COUNTY REPT NO 2 P 97-8

  • Deposit

    MIS V 15 NO 8 P 1-2

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 22-MAY-1986 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative California resources

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