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Elizabeth

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. Production statistics
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10031034
MRDS ID M009590
Record type Site
Current site name Elizabeth
Alternate or previous names Stepping Stones, Nighthawk, Fools Choice
Related records 10237035

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.12821, 37.53549 (WGS84)
Relative position 3 MI. S OF BEAR VALLEY

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 017E 05 California

Comments on the location information

  • NW 1/4 , SEC. LINES PROJECTED. UTM EST.

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 > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N 40 W
    Dip 50 NE

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: VEIN AVE. 6 FT. THICK, CLOSE TO CONTACT BT. META-ANDESITE GREENSTONE ON THE WEST AND MARIPOSA SLATE ON THE EAST.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Production years 1905 - 1910

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Frank A. Casaccia

Production statistics

  • Year 1938
    Material AU
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^.85 Oz/Ton
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 24g/mt

Comments on the production information

  • ACTIVE 1905-10, PRODUCING 132.37 TONS OF ORE YIELDING $518.36 IN GOLD OR AN AVE. OF $19.00 PER TON AT OLD PRICE OF GOLD. PRODUCED 8 TONS IN 1938 THAT YIELDED 7 OZ. OF GOLD.

Comments on the workings information

  • IN 1920, 100-FT. SHAFT, ABOUT 100 FT. OF DRIFTS AND A STOPE 100 FT. HIGH BY 5 FT. WIDE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BOWEN, O. E., JR., & GRAY, H., JR., 1957 , MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF MARIPOSA COUNTY, CALIF.: CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL., VOL. 53 , NOS. 1 & 2 , P. 256 - 257 .

  • Deposit

    LOGAN, C. A., 1934 , MOTHER LODE GOLD BELT OF CALIF.: CDM BULL. 108 , RECORD SHEET FACING P. 188 .

  • Production

    BOWEN & GRAY, 1957

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN
Deposit FORMER LAS MARIPOSAS LAND GRANT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1973 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JAN-1979 Hayden, F. (Albers, J.) U.S. Geological Survey

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