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Gold King Group

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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10031063
MRDS ID M009641
Record type Site
Current site name Gold King Group
Related records 10212139

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.00627, 37.72464 (WGS84)
Relative position 11 MI. E OF COULTERVILLE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mariposa(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Buckhorn Peak(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)

Federal lands

Stanislaus National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Mariposa

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 002S 018E 29,32 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.00627, 37.72464
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Production years 1926 - 1927

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Gold King Mining Co.
    First year 1928

Comments on the production information

  • ACTIVE LAST IN 1926-27.

Comments on the workings information

  • A 1445-FT. ADIT BELIEVED TO CUT THE VEIN 1185 FT. FROM PORTAL.

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. 265 .

  • Deposit

    LAIZURE, C. MCK., 1928 , S. F. FIELD DIV. - MARIPOSA COUNTY: 24TH REPORT STATE MINERALOGIST, VOL. 24 , NO. 2 , P. 89 , 133 .

  • Production

    BOWEN AND GRAY, 1957

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN
Deposit SIX UNPATENTED CLAIMS. MAY BE THE DEVELOPMENTS SHOWN IN THE S1/2 29, NW1/4 32, U.S. GEOL. SURVEY QUAD. BUCKHORN PEAK, CALIF., 1949 (1928 REPORT GIVES LOCATIONS IN SECS. 19 AND 32)

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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