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B and W Mining Co.

Past Producer in Merced 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 10261613
MAS/MILS ID 0060470050
Record type Site
Current site name B and W Mining Co.
Alternate or previous names B and W Mining Co

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -120.34769, 37.52772 (WGS84)
Elevation 113
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Merced(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Merced Falls(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Oakdale(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Jose(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower San Joaquin River(hydrologic unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Merced

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 005 S 015 E 05 California

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATED ONE MILE WEST OF MERCED FALLS.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -120.34769, 37.52772
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOL. V. 48, 1952, P. 246.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 30-JUL-1992 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

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.