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Nellie Kaho

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. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10031033
MRDS ID M009589
Record type Site
Current site name Nellie Kaho
Related records 10163384

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.11516, 37.53549 (WGS84)
Elevation 610
Relative position 3 MI S BEAR VALLEY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mariposa(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bear Valley(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Mariposa

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 005S;004S 017E 04;33 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM EST, AIT EST

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result ORE AVG. 25 - .5 % SULFIDES

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.11516, 37.53549
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike NW
    Dip 80 SW
    Thickness 0.46M
    Depth to top 0M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Harmon And Gault
    First year 1956

Comments on the production information

  • 30 % AU CAME FROM SULFIDE CONCENTRATESONE OF MANY OLD PROSPECTS WHICH HAD NOT BEEN EXPLORED PRIOR TO 1930. OPERATIONS CONTINUED TO WWII AND SOME WORK HAS BEEN DONE 1951-52 AND INTERMITTENTLY SINCE 1954.ONE OF MANY OLD PROSPECTS WHICH HAD NOT BEEN EXPLORED PRIOR TO 1930. OPERATIONS CONTINUED TO WWII AND SOME WORK HAS BEEN DONE 1951-52 AND INTERMITTENTLY SINCE 1954.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall depth 60.96M

Comments on the workings information

  • 2 SHAFTS, 50FT APART; MAIN SHAFT 200 FT DEEP, INCLINED,WITH LEVELS AT 50, 125 AND 200FT. OWNERS HAD PLANNED TO DEEPEN OTHER SHAFT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    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. 142 , 290

  • Production

    BOWEN & GRAY, 1957

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1979 Bowman, J. And Albers, J. U.S. Geological Survey

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