Land Use Data for Latitude 37.75 Longitude -120.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
Map| California Central Valley grasslands ecoregion |
Agricultural Land Uses
Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higherGrasslands - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Grasslands - Intensive pastoralism
Urban land
Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Ecosystems
Temperate humidTemperate drylands
Mediterranean humid
Livestock
CattleGoats
Poultry
Sheep
Growing Period (days)
150 to 179180 to 209
Soil Types
AcrisolsLuvisols
Terrain
Plain or plateauMountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%
Slopes (degrees)
0.5 to 22 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 45
Population Density (persons per km2)
2 to 1010 to 50
50 to 250
Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
2 to 5Mineral Extraction
| Site Name (Type) | Minerals |
|---|---|
| Copper | |
| Gold | |
| Chromium | |
| Talc-Soapstone | |
| (Surface) | Stone, Crushed/Broken |
| (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Clay | |
| 7-11 Pit and Mill (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Alto (Placer) | Gold |
| Alto Mine | Gold |
| American Asbestos & Manufacturing Co. Mine (Surface-Underground) | Chromium |
| American Sand and Gravel (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Ardis Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Asbestos & Reynolds Ferry | Gold |
| Asbestos and Reynolds | Gold |
| Atlas Rock Co (Surface) | Stone |
| Barnyard (Underground) | Gold |
| Bartlett Ranch | Stone, Crushed/Broken |
| Beckwith and Saunders (Underground) | Gold |
| Big Seven Ridge Mine | Copper |
| Black Bart (Underground) | Gold |
| Black Creek Mine | Copper |
| Booker Lease | Chromium |
| Bowery Bar (Offshore) | Magnesite |
| Bowie Estate | Chromium |
| Bryne (Placer) | Gold |
| Butcher Shop Mine (Underground) | Gold |
| C and E Dredging Co (Placer) | Gold |
| C F Vanciel (Placer) | Gold |
| C V Skove and J Wychopin (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Calaveras Asbestos Ltd Mill (Processing Plant) | Asbestos |
| Calaveras Asbestos Mill (Processing Plant) | Asbestos |
| Calaveras Asbestos Pit (Surface) | Asbestos |
| Calaveras Cons. | Gold |
| Calief and Camou | Gold |
| California Cons | Gold |
| California Ocher Mining Co. | Mineral Pigments |
| California Ochre Mining Co | Stone, Crushed/Broken |
| Callahan Prospect | Manganese |
| Central (Placer) | Gold |
| Central and Alpha | Gold |
| Charles Warner (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Choat Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Clay Pit | Clay |
| Collier (Underground) | Zinc, Copper, Silver, Gold |
| Cook Gravel No 1 (Placer) | Gold |
| Cook Gravel No2 (Placer) | Gold |
| Cooperstown Deposits (Surface) | Clay |
| Copper Crescent | Copper, Gold, Silver |
| Copper Crescent | Copper, Silver, Gold |
| Copperopolis Area | Nickel, Cobalt |
| Copperopolis Quarry (Surface) | Asbestos |
| Cree Ranch Pit (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Crooker Pit (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Currie (Placer) | Stone, Crushed/Broken |
| Dean Mine | Chromium |
| Del Reo Mng Co. | Gold |
| Del Rio Mining Co (Underground) | Gold |
| Dell Neo Mng Co | Gold |
| Deposits | Stone, Crushed/Broken |
| Derrick (Placer) | Gold |
| Don Pedro | Gold |
| Donner | Copper |
| Donner & Callahan (Underground) | Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc |
| Dredged Areas | Gold |
| Echandi | Silica |
| Empire (Underground) | Copper |
| Empire | Gold |
| Empire Gold & Empire Eight Dollar | Gold |
| Empire Mine | Gold, Copper, Silver |
| Flapper | Gold |
| George & Wendell G Reed (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Gold Knoll (Underground) | Gold |
| Gopher Hill Mine (Underground) | Copper, Silver, Gold |
| Gorham Prospect | Manganese |
| Gracian Bend (Placer) | Gold |
| Grassely Claims (Surface-Underground) | Chromium, Iron |
| Gravel Pit (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Gravel Products Co (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Graystone Block Co (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Green Spring | Gold |
| Haltos & Mexican Claims | Gold |
| Hickman Pit (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Hodge Ranch Pit (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Horseshoe of Grassely Group | Chromium |
| Hughson Gravel Plant (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| If I Can Mine | Gold |
| Jackson Mccarthy Old Calaveras Mine | Copper |
| Jasper Prospect (Surface) | Manganese |
| Jefferson Lake | Asbestos |
| Jenny Lind Prospect | Cobalt, Nickel |
| Johnson | Stone |
| Johnson Brothers (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Josephine Mine (Underground) | Copper |
| Keystone-Union | Copper, Silver, Gold |
| King (Placer) | Gold |
| Knights Ferry (Surface) | Gold |
| Knights Ferry Pit (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| La France (Underground) | Gold |
| La Grange District (Surface-Underground) | Gold, Silver, Platinum |
| La Grange Gold Dredging Co | Gold |
| Liberty Mine Mcfall | Chromium |
| Lightner (Underground) | Copper |
| Little Quail Hill Mine | Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc |
| Los Banos Pit (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Loucks Creek Mine | Copper |
| Lucky Hunch (Placer) | Gold |
| Main Riverbank Pit (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Mayflower Chrome Mine Burnham and Wilson Mine | Chromium |
| Mc Carty Group (Placer) | Gold |
| Mccarty Mine | Copper |
| Mccormick Mine | Chromium |
| Melones & Morgan | Gold, Bismuth |
| Midland | Gold |
| Mitchell (Underground) | Gold |
| Monday (Offshore) | Gold |
| Morning Glory Claim (Surface-Underground) | Chromium |
| Morning Glory Claim-Grassely Group | Chromium |
| North End | Chromium |
| North Keystone | Copper |
| Oakdale Rock Plant (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Oakdale-Knights Ferry | Gold |
| Ohe S Gravel Pit (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Oliver (Placer) | Gold |
| Oscar (Placer) | Gold |
| Oscar Stanislaus Ri | Gold |
| Oscar Stanislaus River Prop. | Gold |
| Pacific Asbestos Mill (Processing Plant) | Asbestos |
| Pacific Asbestos Pit (Surface) | Asbestos |
| Patsy Rob (Underground) | Gold |
| Peri Mine | Chromium |
| Pioneer Mine (Underground) | Gold, Copper, Silver |
| Pits (Surface) | Clay |
| Placer Properties Co (Placer) | Gold |
| Plaster Sand Pit & Mill (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Prospect (Processing Plant) | Copper |
| Prospect | Chromium |
| Putnam Sand and Gravel (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Putnam Sand and Gravel Co (Processing Plant) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Quail Hill (Underground) | Copper, Silver, Zinc, Gold, Lead |
| Quarry | Marble, Dimension |
| Quarry (Surface) | Stone |
| Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken |
| Reported Occurrences | Chromium |
| Roberts Ferry Pit (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Rodden (Underground) | Gold |
| Rosella (Underground) | Gold |
| Ruby (Placer) | Gold |
| Santa Fe Rock and Sand Co (Surface) | Stone, Dimension |
| Schmidt Pit (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Scorpion (Placer) | Gold |
| Shumate (Underground) | Copper |
| Skyrocket Mine | Gold |
| South Gulch (Placer) | Gold |
| Spotted Fawn (Surface-Underground) | Chromium |
| Stanislaus River Chrome Mine | Chromium |
| Stanislaus River Chromo (Surface-Underground) | Chromium |
| Star & Excelsior (Underground) | Copper, Gold |
| Star & Excelsior Mine | Copper, Gold, Zinc |
| Sullivan and Kahl Lease | Chromium |
| Surf & Cordes | Gold |
| Table Mountain Quarry (Surface) | Stone |
| Tailings | Gold |
| Tecumseh (Underground) | Copper, Gold |
| Telegraph (Underground) | Copper |
| Tiro (Underground) | Gold |
| Tuolumne Pit (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Turner (Underground) | Gold |
| Union Mine (Underground) | Copper |
| Valencia Mine (Surface) | Gold, Chromium |
| Voyle | Stone, Crushed/Broken |
| Warner Pit (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Waterford | Gold |
| Waterford Pit (Surface) | Gold |
| Waterford Pit (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Watson (Underground) | Gold |
| Webster | Gold |
| Weidman Ranch | Mineral Pigments |
| Weidman Ranch Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken |
| West End (Surface) | Chromium |
| Wilkenson Florence | Gold |
| Wilkinson (Placer) | Gold |
| Wilkinson Florence C. Henry | Gold |
| Winkler Property | Clay |
| Yuba Cons Gold Fields (Placer) | Gold |
Agricultural use data provided by LADA, 2008. "Mapping Land Use Systems at global and regional scales for Land Degradation Assessment Analysis. Version 1.0" Nachtergaele F. & Petri M.
Mineral extraction data provided by USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), downloaded June 2, 2010.