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Big Ben and Big Ben No. 1 Claims

Past Producer in Madera county in California, United States with commodities Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction
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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. Land status
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10114942
MAS/MILS ID 0060390189
Record type Site
Current site name Big Ben and Big Ben No. 1 Claims
Alternate or previous names Big Ben and Big Ben No 1 Claims

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -119.61427, 37.19604 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Madera(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

North Fork(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Shaver Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Mariposa(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper San Joaquin(hydrologic unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Madera

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 008 S 022 E 31 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Secondary
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) -119.61427, 37.19604
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOL., V. 46, 1950, P. 465.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 19-MAY-1993 Ridenour, James U.S. Bureau of Mines

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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