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Lon Jones Suction Dredge

Prospect in Madera 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. Land status
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10114999
MAS/MILS ID 0060390163
Record type Site
Current site name Lon Jones Suction Dredge
Alternate or previous names Lon Jones

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -119.70957, 36.99524 (WGS84)
Elevation 128
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Fresno(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Friant(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Fresno(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Fresno(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle San Joaquin-Lower Chowchilla(hydrologic unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Madera

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 011 S 021 E 07 NENENE California

Comments on the location information

  • REPORTED TO BE ON THE SAN JOAQUIN RIVER BETWEEN THE FRIANT HIGHWAY BRIDGE AND FRIANT DAM.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -119.70957, 36.99524
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOL., V. 46, 1950, P. 456.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 13-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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