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Kane

Past Producer in Mariposa county in California, United States with commodities Gold, Lead
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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 10031165
MRDS ID M009770
Record type Site
Current site name Kane
Related records 10115157

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -119.95487, 37.49271 (WGS84)
Elevation 640
Relative position SW1/4. ON SW SLOPE OF KANES HILL AT JUNCTION OF STOCKTON CR. & ROCKY GULCH, 1 MI. EAST OF MARIPOSA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mariposa(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mariposa(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Shaver Lake(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 13 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM ACC. SW 1/4

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Lead Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Gold Ore
Pyrite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -119.95487, 37.49271
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 20 W
    Dip SW STEEP
    Thickness 1.22M
    Width 396.24M
    Depth to top 0M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: GRANITIC DIKES

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Production years 1938 - 1940

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Mariposa Com'L And Mining Co.
    Home office C/O Eileen Milburn

Comments on the production information

  • NO OTHER PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 97.54M
    Overall depth 30.48M

Comments on the workings information

  • NUMEROUS SURFACE CUTS ON VEIN OUTCROP 170 FOOT ADIT, 50 FT 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 , PP. 272 - 273

  • Production

    BOWEN & GRAY 1957

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN, LAMINATED QUARTZ
Deposit MAYBE PROSPECT SHOWN SW 1/4 SEC 13 MARIPOSA ( 1947 ) QUAD.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1973 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JAN-1979 Bowman, J. And Albers, J. U.S. Geological Survey

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