The Poole is a gold mine located in Mariposa county, California at an elevation of 1,099 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: 1,099 Feet (335 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 37.5125, -120.20111
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Poole MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Poole
Secondary: Poole Track
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Mariposa
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Unknown
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1872
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
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): VEIN, 3 - 6 FT THICKNATIVE GOLD CHIEFLY IN OXIDIZED ZONE. NATIVE GOLD CHIEFLY IN OXIDIZED ZONE.
Comment (Production): POOLE RECOVERED SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS IN GOLD WITH A HAND MORTOR AT DISCOVERY SITE. WORKED BY POOLE IN 1870'S AND LIVE OAK MINING CO. DURING 1880'S. LAST WORK KNOWN TO HAVE BEEN DONE IN 1909. MUCH OF ORE RAN FROM $4-$50/TON. NO SPECIFIC PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND.
Comment (Workings): SHAFT W CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING ON SEVERAL LEVELS
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. 297
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