| Deposit ID | 10030933 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M009431 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Number Nine |
| Alternate or previous names | Bill Jones and Mccall, Yosemite Ginaca |
| Related records | 10285457 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -120.19849, 37.51549 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 351 |
| Relative position | 2.5 MI. ENE HORNITOS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Mariposa(county)
California(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Hornitos(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Oakdale(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
San Jose(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Fresno River(hydrologic unit)
San Joaquin(hydrologic accounting unit)
San Joaquin(hydrologic subregion)
California(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | California | Mariposa |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 005S | 016E | 10 | California |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Hornfels |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| (1) | -120.19849, 37.51549 |
|---|
| Strike | N-N 20 W |
|---|---|
| Dip | 25 - 30 E |
| Thickness | 4.57M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1855 |
| District name | Hornitos |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | W. R. Plunkett And U.M. Peyrellade |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 326.75M |
| Overall depth | 117.96M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M009431 |
BOWEN, O.E., JR., GRAY, C.H., JR., 1957 , MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF MARIPOSA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 53 , NOS. 1 AND 2 , P. 143 - 145 , 291
LAIZURE, C. MCK., 1928 , SAN FRANCISCO FIELD DIVISION IN TWENTY-FOURTH REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU, P. 104 - 105
CASTELLO, W.O., 1921 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF MARIPOSA COUNTY IN SEVENTEENTH REPORT OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST: CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU, P 130 - 131
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEINS, 12 , 3 - 15 FT THICK |
| Deposit | 3 PATENTED CLAIMS TOTALING 41 ACRES. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1850'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1979 | Bowman, J. And Albers, J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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