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Consolidated Eureka Ii

Past Producer in Mariposa 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. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10030857
MRDS ID M009317
Record type Site
Current site name Consolidated Eureka Ii
Alternate or previous names Lafayette & Eastern Star

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.22155, 37.69742 (WGS84)
Relative position 1 1/2 MI. SW OF COULTERVILLE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mariposa(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Coulterville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Oakdale(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Jose(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Merced(hydrologic unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Mariposa

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 003S 016E 04,05,08,09 California

Comments on the location information

  • S OF MAXWELL CREEK. UTM EST.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.22155, 37.69742
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike NW
    Dip NE

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: MASSIVE GREENSTONE & VOLCANICS OF UPPER JURASSIC PENON BLANCO.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Production years 1900 - 1902

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Frank A. Smith
    Home office C/O Mrs. Carol B. Shultis

Comments on the production information

  • NO DATA ON PRODUCTION. PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY WAS 1900 - 1902 .

Comments on the workings information

  • SEVERAL TUNNELS ALL IN NEED OF CLEANING OUT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BOWEN, O. E., JR., & GRAY, H., JR., 1957 , MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF MARIPOSA COUNTY, CALIF.: CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL., VOL. 53 , NOS. 1 & 2 , P. 252

  • Production

    BOWEN AND GRAY, 1957

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN
Deposit PATENTED PROPERTY OF 59.44 ACRES. WORKINGS MAY BE SOME OF THOSE SHOWN IN THE SECTIONS NOTED, ON USGS QUAD. COULTERVILLE, CALIF., 1949. USGS QUAD. COULTERVILLE SHOWS DREDGED AREA IN E1/2 NW1/4 SEC. 8

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1973 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-DEC-1978 Hayden, F. (Albers, J.) U.S. Geological Survey

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