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Poole

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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Workings at the site
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10030934
MRDS ID M009432
Record type Site
Current site name Poole
Alternate or previous names Poole Track
Related records 10284894

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.2021, 37.51243 (WGS84)
Elevation 335
Relative position 1.5 MI S. QUARTZBURG SCH.

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)

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 016E 10 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N
    Dip 90
    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 1872
Discoverer D.M. Poole

Comments on the production information

  • POOLE RECOVERED SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS IN GOLD WITH A HAND MORTOR AT DISCOVERY SITE. WORKED BY POOLE IN 1870'S AND LIVE OAK MINING CO. DURING 1880'S. LAST WORK KNOWN TO HAVE BEEN DONE IN 1909. MUCH OF ORE RAN FROM $4-$50/TON. NO SPECIFIC PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Unknown
    Overall depth 45.72M

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFT W CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING ON SEVERAL LEVELS

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. 297

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN, 3 - 6 FT THICKNATIVE GOLD CHIEFLY IN OXIDIZED ZONE. NATIVE GOLD CHIEFLY IN OXIDIZED ZONE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1979 Bowman, J. And Albers, J. U.S. Geological Survey

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