The Bob McKee is a gold mine located in Mariposa county, California.
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Mine Info
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Bob McKee MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bob McKee
Secondary: McKee
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Mariposa
District: Kinsley
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
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
Form: PINCH & SWELL
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Production): IDLE IN AUGUST, 1954. MINE UNEQUIPPED
Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEIN
Comment (Workings): TWO SHAFTS, BOTH CAVED, AND A SERIES OF OPEN CUTS ALONG THE VEIN WHICH MAY REPRESENT CAVED STOPES.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: VEIN MATTER CONSISTS OF MILKY QUARTZ WITH PYRITE AND WALL ROCK INCLUSIONS. VEIN IS 1-3 FT THICK
Comment (Location): NW 1/4 UTM EST. PROPERTY MAY LIE PARTLY IN SECS 20 & 21 .
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. 243 AND PLATE 4 .
Reference (Deposit): CLARK, W. B., 1970 , GOLD DISTRICTS OF CALIF.: CDM BULL. 193 , P. 85 .
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