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Gold King Martin - Walling, Sunshine

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10102870
MRDS ID M009503
Record type Site
Current site name Gold King Martin - Walling, Sunshine
Related records 10188372

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.05849, 37.69075 (WGS84)
Relative position 7 1/2 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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Mariposa

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 003S 017E 11 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM EST. MAY BE NE 1/4

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Pyrite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.05849, 37.69075
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N
    Dip 36 E
    Thickness 1.22M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: 2ND VEIN, NW STRIKE 65 NE DIP SEPERATE FROM MAIN VEIN BY 200 FT OF SLATE AND QUARTZ-MICA-GRAPHITE PHYLLITE AND SCHIST. VEIN MATTER FRACTURED QUARTZ AND FRACTURED WALL ROCKS. MAIN VEIN 2 - 4 FT THICK.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1865

Mining district

District name Gentry Gulch

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Russell G. Rowe

Comments on the production information

  • THROUGH FIRST YEARS OF OPERATION MINE WAS REPORTED TO BE FABULOUSLY RICH; SOME ORE TAKEN OUT IN 1878. CONSIDERABLE MINING DONE AFTER 1880 BUT RESULTS NOT RECORDED. SOME EXPLORATION AND REHABILITATION WORK DONE IN 1930'S BUT NO RECENT WORK HAS BEEN DONE. MINE IS NOW WATERED AND PARTLY CAVED.

Comments on the workings information

  • MAIN VEIN DEVELOPED BY AN INCLINED SHAFT SUNK ON THE VEIN OVER 300 FT. DEEP WITH 2 LEVELS. WEST VEIN SUPERFICIALLY DEVELOPED BY SHALLOW SHAFTS.

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. 102 - 103 , 265

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINS, ORE SHOOTS
Deposit SEVERAL CLAIMS.
Deposit Discovery Year: 1860'S

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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