White Oak

The White Oak is a gold mine located in Mariposa county, California at an elevation of 2,900 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

Name: White Oak

State:  California

County:  Mariposa

Elevation: 2,900 Feet (884 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 37.55167, -119.96361

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White Oak MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: White Oak
Secondary: White Oak Ext


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper


Location

State: California
County: Mariposa
District: Colorado


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Edward Y. Meyers


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

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Granite Badly Altered, Vein Accompanied By Altered, Clayey Dike-Rock.


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): UTM EST SE1/4 27, NE1/4 34. SE1/4 27, NE1/4 34.

Comment (Deposit): VEIN, 2 - 4 FT THICK

Comment (Workings): 2 SHAFTS


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. 315


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