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Mexican 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. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10031285
MRDS ID M009954
Record type Site
Current site name Mexican Ii
Alternate or previous names Carmen

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -119.82015, 37.6291 (WGS84)
Elevation 1067
Relative position 1 MI. SW BROWNS PEAK

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mariposa(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

El Portal(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Yosemite Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Mariposa(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Merced(hydrologic unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Sierra National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Mariposa

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 003S 019E 36 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM EST. ALT. EST. BOWEN & GRAY ( 1957 ) STATE CLAIM IS IN SEC. 31 , BUT DESCRIPTION AND LAIZURE ( 1928 ) FIT SEC. 36 .

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 > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate

Nearby scientific data

(1) -119.82015, 37.6291
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 40 - 50 W
    Dip 70 - 80 NE
    Thickness 1.83M
    Depth to top 0M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1862

Mining district

District name Mt. Bullion

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Pacific Placers Eng. Co.

Comments on the production information

  • INACTIVE EXCEPT FOR ASSESSMENT WORK. ORE COMMONLY HIGH-GRADE BUT POCKETY.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 425.2M
    Overall depth 45.72M

Comments on the workings information

  • 1 SHAFT, 625 FEET OF DRIFTS, TWO TUNNELS OF 240 & 280 FT.

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. 284 - 285 .

  • Deposit

    LAIZURE, C. MCK., 1928 , SAN FRANCISCO FIELD DIVISION IN TWENTY-FOURTH REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU, P. 101 .

  • Deposit

    AUBURY, L. E., 1904 , REGISTER OF MINES AND MINERALS, MARIPOSA COUNTY CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU, P. 12 .

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINS, TWO, 2 - 6 FT. THICK

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

Beyond USGS

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