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Dawson Mine

Past Producer in Kings county in California, United States with commodity Mercury
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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. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10115236
MRDS ID M008844
MAS/MILS ID 0060310002
Record type Site
Current site name Dawson Mine
Alternate or previous names Dawson, Dawson Pit
Related records 10030612

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -120.24627, 35.90106 (WGS84)
Elevation 701
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kings(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Garza Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Paso Robles(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Luis Obispo(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Tulare-Buena Vista Lakes(hydrologic accounting unit)

Tulare-Buena Vista Lakes(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Kings

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 023 S 016 E 28 SESENW California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mercury Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -120.24627, 35.90106
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. STATE MINING BUR. REPORT 14, 1916, P. 528.

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOL., V. 35, 1939, P. 382-383.

  • Deposit

    U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 936-F, 1942, P. 166.

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOL., V. 49, 1953, P. 295.

  • Deposit

    SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, VOL. III-

  • Deposit

    SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, P. 14.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-NOV-1990 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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