The Crown Peak is a gold mine located in Mariposa county, California at an elevation of 2,001 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
Elevation: 2,001 Feet (610 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 37.63222, -120.15611
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Crown Peak MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Crown Peak
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Mariposa
District: Coulterville
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Crown Peak Mining Co. Ltd.
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 (Location): NEAR TOP OF STEEP RIDGE THAT RISES FROM E. BANK OF MERCED RIVER. UTM EST.
Comment (Production): OPERATED JOINTLY WITH CROWN LEAD AND RED BANK OR STEVENSON GROUP MINES AT VARIOUS TIMES. THE SHAFT AND ADJOINING WORKINGS ARE CAVED.
Comment (Deposit): VEINS
Comment (Workings): IN 1914, A 45-FT. INCLINED SHAFT AND A 50-FT. OPEN CUT.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: SERPENTINE FOOTWALL, SLATE HANGING WALLS. 2 QUARTZ VEINS OCCUR AT CONTACT VARYING FROM 6 - 8 FT. THICK. THE ROUGHLY PARALLEL VEINS ARE ON EITHER SIDE OF A DIKE LIKE INTRUSION OF SERPENTINE.
Comment (Deposit): PATENTED FRACTIONAL CLAIM OF 13 ACRES ADJOINING CROWN LEAD MINE ON THE SE. (CROWN LEAD IS NW OF CROWN PEAK CLAIM)
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. 254 .
Reference (Deposit): AUBURY, L. E., 1903 , REGISTER OF MINES AND MINERALS FOR MARIPOSA COUNTY, CALIF., P. 10 .
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