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Beartrap Creek Area

Prospect in San Luis Obispo 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. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10142920
MAS/MILS ID 0060790364
Record type Site
Current site name Beartrap Creek Area
Alternate or previous names Machesna Mountain Rare Ii Area, Morning Star Placers

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -120.19176, 35.31527 (WGS84)
Elevation 543
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Luis Obispo(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

La Panza(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

San Luis Obispo(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

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

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Estrella(hydrologic unit)

Central California Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central California Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Los Padres National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Machesna Mountain Wilderness(Wilderness)

Wilderness FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California San Luis Obispo

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 030 S 017 E 17 N2 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -120.19176, 35.31527
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. STATE MINING BUR. REPORT 15, 1919, P. 688.

  • Deposit

    CALIF. STATE MINING BUR. REPORT 21, 1925, P. 514.

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOL., V. 31, 1935, P. 421.

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 13-83, 1983, TABLE 1,

  • Deposit

    NO. 11, P. 10.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1992 Kuizon, Lucy U.S. Bureau of Mines

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