The Marguerite is a gold mine located in Mariposa county, California at an elevation of 2,799 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
Elevation: 2,799 Feet (853 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 37.70806, -120.12889
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Marguerite MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Marguerite
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: California
County: Mariposa
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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Louis Ferretti
Home Office: C/O Margaret Tiscornio
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
Type: L
Description: Nw Striking Shear Zone
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): UTM EST. NE 1/4
Comment (Production): INTERMITTENTLY OPERATED BY THE OWNER. SMALL PRODUCTION OF GOLD AND SILVER REPORTED IN 1954. NO OTHER PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND.
Comment (Deposit): VEIN
Comment (Workings): POCKET MINE
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: CALAVERAS GROUP
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. 281 .
Reference (Deposit): WALLACE, R. E., MCLENEGAN, J. D., MATSON, E. J., 1957 , THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF CALIFORNIA IN MINERALS YEARBOOK 1954 , VOLUME THREE, AREA REPORTS: US BUREAU OF MINES, P. 220 .
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