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Gold Star

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 10031220
MRDS ID M009862
Record type Site
Current site name Gold Star
Related records 10212486

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -119.85654, 37.65521 (WGS84)
Relative position 5 MI. W OF EL PORTAL

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mariposa(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

El Portal(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Yosemite Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Mariposa(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

Sierra 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 003S 019E 21,22,27 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM EST. ADJOINS HITE GROUP OF CLAIMS ON WEST. SEC LINES PROJECTED.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate

Nearby scientific data

(1) -119.85654, 37.65521
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 42.5 W
    Dip STEEP NE

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: SEVERAL PARALLEL VEINS IN WALLROCK WHICH IS CUT BY NARROW DIKES OF APLITE AND FINEGRAINED QUARTZ DIORITE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Production years 1936 - 1952

Mining district

District name Clearing House

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Mrs. E. B. Easton

Comments on the production information

  • NO RECORD OF PRODUCTION FOUND.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Area 5.261HA

Comments on the workings information

  • MAIN CROSSCUT ADIT. 412 FT. LONG; 2ND ADIT 56 FT. LONG.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CLARK, W. B., 1970 , GOLD DISTRICTS OF CALIF.: CDM BULL. 193 , P. 37 .

  • 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 - 266 .

  • Production

    BOWEN AND GRAY, 1957

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINS
Deposit UNPATENTED PROPERTY

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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