Sweetwater Ii

The Sweetwater Ii is a gold mine located in Mariposa county, California at an elevation of 3,799 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: Sweetwater Ii  

State:  California

County:  Mariposa

Elevation: 3,799 Feet (1,158 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 37.57722, -119.88194

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Sweetwater Ii MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Sweetwater Ii


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver


Location

State: California
County: Mariposa
District: Jerseydale


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: Clyde Foster
Years: 1954 -

Owner Name: Hudson River Gold Mines, Ltd.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1884
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

Form: POCKETS


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Geology): WALL ROCKS COARSE-GRAINED, HORNBLENDE, RANODIORITE OR QUARTZ DIORITE STRONGLY WEATHERED AS DEEP AS 50 FT

Comment (Production): WORKED FROM 1884 INTERMITTENTLY AT WIDELY SPACED INTERVALS.

Comment (Deposit): VEIN

Comment (Workings): INCLINE, ADITS, DRIFTS, SEVERAL EXTENSIVE STOPES. SOME PLACERING OF SOIL.


References

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. 173 - 174 , 310


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