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Valley Springs Pit

Producer in Calaveras county in California, United States with commodity Clay
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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. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10284108
MAS/MILS ID 0060091214
Record type Site
Current site name Valley Springs Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -120.66791, 38.21381 (WGS84)
Elevation 317
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Calaveras(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

San Andreas(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

San Andreas(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sacramento(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Calaveras(hydrologic unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Calaveras

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 004 N 012 E 08 NENESE California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -120.66791, 38.21381
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Genstar Cement And Lime Co, 215 Market St, San Francisco
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINES & MINERAL PRODUCERS ACTIVE IN CA DURING 1980; CDOM&G

  • Deposit

    SPECIAL PUBLICATION 58, 1981

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 04-NOV-1983 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Maps centered on this site

Authoritative California resources

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