The Friant Dam Aggregate Dep is a gold mine located in Fresno county, California at an elevation of 390 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 390 Feet (119 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 36.9594, -119.73480
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Friant Dam Aggregate Dep MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Friant Dam Aggregate Dep
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: California
County: Fresno
Land Status
Land ownership: Unknown
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Type: Unknown
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: California Trough
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): ALSO IN T115 R20E SECS13-19 AND 21-24. New longitude taken from gravel pit showing on Google Earth just south of Friant and the dam.
Comment (General): Why is this called a gold property, when it is named an aggregate and the site has been mined for aggregate to make the dam located a short distance up river? Either the commodities are incorrect, or their is placer gold, in which case this should have sand and gravel as another commodity. I think the production records referred to in the comments section applied to another property.
References
Reference (Geology): MILS-WFOC PRODUCTION FILES
California Gold
"Where to Find Gold in California" looks at the density of modern placer mining claims along with historical gold mining locations and mining district descriptions to determine areas of high gold discovery potential in California. Read more: Where to Find Gold in California.
