Number Nine

The Number Nine is a gold mine located in Mariposa county, California at an elevation of 1,152 feet.

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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Number Nine  

State:  California

County:  Mariposa

Elevation: 1,152 Feet (351 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 37.51556, -120.19750

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Number Nine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Number Nine
Secondary: Bill Jones and Mccall
Secondary: Yosemite Ginaca


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: California
County: Mariposa
District: Hornitos


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: W. R. Plunkett And U.M. Peyrellade


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1855
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: California Trough


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Deposit): 3 PATENTED CLAIMS TOTALING 41 ACRES. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1850'S

Comment (Production): MODERATE PRODUCTION OF LOW-GRADE ORE BETWEEN 1930-1936.

Comment (Deposit): VEINS, 12 , 3 - 15 FT THICK

Comment (Workings): 6 SHAFTS, 30 - 387 FT DEEP, 350 FT DRIFT ADIT, VARIOUS LEVELS & WORKINGS

Comment (Geology): QUARTZ CHIEFLY OF MASSIVE TO VUGGY MILKY VARIETY.


References

Reference (Deposit): CASTELLO, W.O., 1921 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF MARIPOSA COUNTY IN SEVENTEENTH REPORT OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST: CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU, P 130 - 131

Reference (Deposit): LAIZURE, C. MCK., 1928 , SAN FRANCISCO FIELD DIVISION IN TWENTY-FOURTH REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU, P. 104 - 105

Reference (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. 143 - 145 , 291


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