Georgia Point

The Georgia Point is a gold mine located in Mariposa county, California at an elevation of 1,699 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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: Georgia Point  

State:  California

County:  Mariposa

Elevation: 1,699 Feet (518 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 37.63694, -119.85028

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Georgia Point MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Georgia Point


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: California
County: Mariposa


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: John A. Woods, Et Al.


Production

Not available


Deposit

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


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Production): WORKED PRINCIPALLY IN THE LATE 1870'S BY THE SOUTH HITE MNG. CO. IDLE.

Comment (Deposit): VEIN

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS BELIEVED TO BE SUPERFICIAL.

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: GEOLOGY SIMILAR TO HITE MINE SLATE FOOTWALL, GRANITE HANGING WALL.

Comment (Deposit): PLACER AU PROBABLY IN 27. PATENTED PROPERTY CONSISTING OF THE SPRING TUNNEL, GEORGIA POINT, AND SOUTH SIDE CLAIMS AND THE SOUTH SIDE MILL SITE. REPORT OF STATE MINERALOGIST XXIV, P. 128, INDICATES LOCATION IN SECS. 26, 27, 34, 45 ACRES.


References

Reference (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. 263 .

Reference (Deposit): LAIZURE, C. MCK., 1928 , S. F. FIELD DIV. - MARIPOSA COUNTY: 24TH REPORT STATE MINERALOGIST, VOL. 24 , NO. 2 , P. 128 .

Reference (Production): BOWEN & GRAY, 1957


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