The Black Cat is a gold mine located in Mariposa county, California.
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
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Black Cat MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Black Cat
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Mariposa
District: Hornitos
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Etta Barnard And S. W. Wilmert
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
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
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: OCCURRENCE SIMILAR TO SILVER LEAD MINE.
Comment (Deposit): 1/2 MI. N OF SILVER LEAD MINE ( IN SEC. 28 ), W DEPOSIT OCCUR SIMILAR TO THAT MINE.
Comment (Production): UNDERGOING DEVELOPMENT WORK 1953-55. SMALL PRODUCTION OF GOLD AND SILVER RECOVERED BY ALGAMATION REPORTED FOR 1953, 1954.
Comment (Deposit): VEIN
Comment (Workings): NO DATA ON WORKINGS.
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. 241 .
Reference (Deposit): WALLACE, R. E., ETAL, 1957 , THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF CALIF.: US BUR. OF MINES MINERALS YEARBOOK FOR 1954 , VOL. 3 , P. 64 .
Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, MIN. YB. 1954, MIN. IND. OF CALIF. (PREPRINT), P. 64
Reference (Production): BOWEN & GRAY, 1957 .
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