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Midas

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 10102852
MRDS ID M009330
Record type Site
Current site name Midas
Related records 10114993

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.19432, 37.68159 (WGS84)
Elevation 518
Relative position 1/2 MI. S OF MALVINA GP. AT THE CONFLUENCE OF BUCKHORN & MAXWELL CREEKS.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mariposa(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Coulterville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Oakdale(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Jose(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Merced(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 003S 016E 15 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM ACC. E 1/2 NW 1/4

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
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.19432, 37.68159
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 32 W
    Dip 65 NE
    Thickness 1.83M
    Depth to top 0M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: AUBURY ( 1904 ) DESCRIBES SLATE HANGING WALL, SERPENTINE FOOTWALL.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1867

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner C. C. Kellogg, Adolph Bulla

Comments on the production information

  • NO PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND, IDLE.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 236.22M
    Overall depth 45.72M

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFT 150 FT. DEEP WITH 625 FT. OF DRIFTS - NOW WATERED AND PARTLY CAVED.

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. 285 .

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY FOLIO 63, 1900, CLAIM SHEET 2, SEC. 4 (LOCATION)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN
Deposit PATENTED
Deposit Discovery Year: LATE 1860'S

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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