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Yellowstone

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. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Ownership information
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10031020
MRDS ID M009571
Record type Site
Current site name Yellowstone
Alternate or previous names Sirocco, Yellowstone - Sirocco
Related records 10260779

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.14488, 37.57214 (WGS84)
Elevation 724
Relative position 1.5 MI W BEAR VALLY N BEAR VALLEY. HORNITOS RD.

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 004S 017E 19 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.14488, 37.57214
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Narrow Shear Zone

Ore body information

  • General form PODS, LENTICULAR MASSES
    Strike N 40 - 45 E
    Dip 75 NW
    Depth to top 0M

Comments on the geologic information

  • WALL ROCKS SHEARED AND SCHISTOSE PYROXENE ANDESITE GREENSTONE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1893

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Glenn Coburn
    First year 1941

Comments on the production information

  • NO RECENT ACTIVITY EXCEPT FOR UTILIZATION OF THE EXTENSIVE DUMPS FOR ROAD BASE AND FILL

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 128.02M

Comments on the workings information

  • 2 SHAFTS, ADITS. UNDERGROUND WORKS PROBABLY EXTENSIVENONE WERE ACCESSIBLE, BUT JUDGING FROM SIZE OF DUMPS MUST BE EXTENSIVE. NONE WERE ACCESSIBLE, BUT JUDGING FROM SIZE OF DUMPS MUST BE EXTENSIVE.

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. 187 , 317

  • Deposit

    AUBURY, L. E., 1904 , REGISTER OF MINES AND MINERALS, MARIPOSA COUNTY CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU, P. 13

  • Production

    BOWEN & GRAY 1957

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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