The Nellie Kaho 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: 37.53556, -120.11417
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Nellie Kaho MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Nellie Kaho
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Mariposa
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Harmon And Gault
Years: 1956 -
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
Analytical Data: ORE AVG. 25 - .5 % SULFIDES
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Production): 30 % AU CAME FROM SULFIDE CONCENTRATESONE OF MANY OLD PROSPECTS WHICH HAD NOT BEEN EXPLORED PRIOR TO 1930. OPERATIONS CONTINUED TO WWII AND SOME WORK HAS BEEN DONE 1951-52 AND INTERMITTENTLY SINCE 1954.ONE OF MANY OLD PROSPECTS WHICH HAD NOT BEEN EXPLORED PRIOR TO 1930. OPERATIONS CONTINUED TO WWII AND SOME WORK HAS BEEN DONE 1951-52 AND INTERMITTENTLY SINCE 1954.
Comment (Deposit): VEIN
Comment (Workings): 2 SHAFTS, 50FT APART; MAIN SHAFT 200 FT DEEP, INCLINED,WITH LEVELS AT 50, 125 AND 200FT. OWNERS HAD PLANNED TO DEEPEN OTHER SHAFT.
Comment (Location): UTM EST, AIT EST
References
Reference (Production): BOWEN & GRAY, 1957
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. 142 , 290
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