Golden Gate I

Past Producer in Mariposa county in California, United States with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  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. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10102881
MRDS ID M009570
Record type Site
Current site name Golden Gate I
Alternate or previous names Schlageter Group
Related records 10284807

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.13932, 37.57936 (WGS84)
Relative position 2 MI. NW OF BEAR VALLEY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mariposa(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Hornitos(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 004S 017E 18,19 California

Comments on the location information

  • S 1/2 18 ? N 1/2 19 ? SEC LINES PROJECTED. UTM EST.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • CASTELLO, 1921 , NOTES THE ORE WAS SAID TO ASSAY $7 - $20/TON.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.13932, 37.57936

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike NW
    Dip VERT
    Thickness 1.83M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: BROAD VEIN IN WALL ROCKS OF SCHISTOSE GREENSTONE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Comments on the workings information

  • A 210-FT. SHAFT, A CROSSCUT ADIT 250 FT. LONG, AND A 20-FT. RAISE, PRESUMABLY FROM THE END OF THE CROSSCUT.

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. 266 .

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    CASTELLO, W. O., 1921 , MARIPOSA COUNTY: 17TH REPORT STATE MINERALOGIST ( FOR 1920 ) , P. 116 .

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINS
Deposit TWO UNPATENTED ( 1927 ) CLAIMS, THE CHARLES AND PATRICIA.

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

Beyond USGS

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

Authoritative California resources

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