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Ludwig Vein

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. Mining district
  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 10031171
MRDS ID M009781
Record type Site
Current site name Ludwig Vein
Related records 10261193

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.03654, 37.51549 (WGS84)
Elevation 762
Relative position PROBABLY NW1/4. IN VICNITY OF THE PRINCETON MINE TO THE NORTHWEST.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mariposa(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bear Valley(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 018E 18 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.03654, 37.51549
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 0M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: DIKE ON HANGING WALL SIDE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Production years 1900 , 1902 - 1905 , 1910

Mining district

District name Mt. Bullion

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Mariposa Com'L And Mining Co.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 54.86M

Comments on the workings information

  • IN 1896 , THREE SHAFTS, 180, 100 AND 25 FT. DEEP, RESPECTIVELY, AND SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET OF DRIFTS.

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. 280

  • Production

    BOWEN & GRAY, 1957

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN
Deposit NO RECENT ACTIVITY, WORKINGS HARD TO IDENTIFY.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1973 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JAN-1979 Bowman, J. And Albers, J. U.S. Geological Survey

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

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