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Cripple Creek

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 10031164
MRDS ID M009769
Record type Site
Current site name Cripple Creek
Related records 10260548

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -119.96737, 37.51326 (WGS84)
Relative position 2 1/2 MI. N OF MARIPOSA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mariposa(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Feliciana Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Yosemite Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Mariposa(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 018E 11 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM EST. SEC. LINE PROJECTED

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • GOLD OCCURS IN ARSENOPYRITE, HIGH GRADE POCKETS

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -119.96737, 37.51326
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike NW
    Dip 45 SW

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: APLITE DIKE 3 - 4 FT. THICK

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Mariposa Com'L And Mining Co.

Comments on the production information

  • NO DATA ON PRODUCTION FOUND.

Comments on the workings information

  • A SERIES OF OPEN CUTS, AN 80-FT. INCLINED SHAFT, AND SEVERAL SHORT DRIFTS AND CROSSCUTS.

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. 253 .

  • Deposit

    JULIHN, C. E., & HORTON, F. W., 1940 , MINERAL RESOURCES SURVEY OF THE U.S.: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 424 , C. M. FACING P. 103 .

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN
Deposit GOLD OCCURS NATIVE AND IN AURIFEROUS ARSENOPYRITE. ORE IS VERY RICH BUT IN POCKETS.

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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