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Eureka Iii

Past Producer in Mariposa county in California, United States with commodities Gold, Lead, Zinc
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10031228
MRDS ID M009872
Record type Site
Current site name Eureka Iii
Alternate or previous names Eureka Sky High

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -119.82181, 37.65271 (WGS84)
Relative position 4 MI. WSW 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 23,35 California

Comments on the location information

  • ALSO SEC. 35 OR 36 ? UTM EST. SEC. LINES PROJECTED

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Lead Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • AG IN GALENA?

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Gold Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -119.82181, 37.65271
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: SNYDER VEIN IS 3 1/2 FT. THICK

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1868
Production years 1868 - 1880

Mining district

District name Hite Cove

Comments on the production information

  • MUCH OF THE ORE MINED BETWEEN 1868 AND 1880 RAN BETWEEN $40 AND $100 PER TON AT THE PREVAILING PRICE OF GOLD.

Comments on the workings information

  • MILLING BY A WATER-OWERED ARRASTRA.

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. 258 - 9 .

  • Deposit

    CLARK, W. B., 1970 , GOLD DISTRICTS OF CALIF.: CDM BULL. 193 , P. 64 .

  • Production

    BOWEN & GRAY

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN
Deposit Discovery Year: ACTIVE PRIOR TO 1868

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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