Schoolhouse Mine

Producer in Mariposa county in California, United States with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10109232
MRDS ID M009387
Record type Site
Current site name Schoolhouse Mine
Related records 10115104

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.19738, 37.60131 (WGS84)
Elevation 527
Relative position CTR. OF SEC. ONE PATENTED CLAIM, A PART OF THE PATENTED MASCHIO RANCH.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mariposa(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Hornitos(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 04S 16E 10 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.19738, 37.60131

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Frank A., John And Joe Maschio

Comments on the production information

  • OLD PROPERTY WHICH HAD EXTENSIVE WORKINGS AND DUMPS PRIOR TO 1912. OPERATED 1912-13, 1916, 1923-25, 1931, IDLE SINCE THAT TIME. SOME VERY RICH ORE WAS TAKEN OUT FROM 2 LEVELS IN 1923-25 AND A SMALL PRODUCTION RECORDED IN 1931.

Comments on the workings information

  • A 60-FT. INCLINED SHAFT SERVING 2 LEVELS OF UNDETERMINED LENGTH.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 53, NOS. 1 & 2, JAN. - APRIL, 1957, PP. 167 -168, 303

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1973 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

External references

Authoritative California resources

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