Devils Gulch

The Devils Gulch is a gold mine located in Mariposa county, California at an elevation of 2,825 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: Devils Gulch  

State:  California

County:  Mariposa

Elevation: 2,825 Feet (861 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 37.60944, -119.82111

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Devils Gulch MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Devils Gulch
Secondary: Clark
Secondary: Platinum Occurrence


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Platinum
Tertiary: Cobalt
Tertiary: Nickel
Tertiary: Tin


Location

State: California
County: Mariposa
District: South Fork Merced River Area


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: R. O. Donald And Marcus Shimski
Years: 1919 -


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

Model Name: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein


Orebody

Form: VEIN


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Slate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ASSAY $90/TON PT, $44/TON AU. REPORTED GRADE OF 2.13 OZ/TON (73 PPM) AU AND 0.81 OZ/TON (28 PPM) PT.


Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Workings): 40 FT SHAFT IN 1920.

Comment (Geology): QUARTZ LEDGE 3-4 FT WIDE; MINERALIZED VEIN ON BOTH SIDES OF QUARTZ LEDGE FOR A FEW IN. ; GEOL.DESC: QTZ. LEDGE 3-4 FT. THICK, MINERALIZED ON BOTH SIDES OF VEIN A FEW INCHES.

Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED, SECTION LINES PROJECTED. IN SIERRA NATIONAL FOREST. LOCATION GIVEN IS FOR PROSPECT SYMBOL SHOWN ON TOPO MAP NEAR MOUTH OF DEVIL GULCH

Comment (Commodity): UNVERIFIED REPORT OF PT. REPORTED ASSOCIATION CONSIDERED IMPROBABLE BY BOWEN (1957), WHO THOUGHT THE MINERALS HAD BEEN MISIDENTIFIED

Comment (Production): A SMALL AMOUNT OF AU ORE PRODUCED IN 1919 RAN $44/TON.

Comment (Development): PT REPORTED DISCOVERED IN 1919

Comment (Deposit): VEIN 3-4 FT THICK. PT REPORTED IN 2 ZONES A FEW INCHES WIDE ON BOTH SIDES OF BARREN QUARTZ VEIN


References

Reference (Deposit): LAIZURE, C.MCK., 1928, MARIPOSA COUNTY: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES, 24TH REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST, V. 24, NO. 2, P. 123.

Reference (Deposit): CASTELLO, W.O., 1921, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF MARIPOSA COUNTY: CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU, 17TH REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST, P. 142-143.

Reference (Production): LAIZURE, 1928.

Reference (Deposit): BOWEN, O.E., JR., AND GRAY, C.H., JR., 1957, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF MARIPOSA COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 53, NOS. 1, 2, P. 192.


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