Emma Ii

The Emma Ii is a gold mine located in Mariposa county, California.

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: Emma Ii

State:  California

County:  Mariposa

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 37.55056, -120.00667

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Emma Ii MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Emma Ii


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: California
County: Mariposa


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Fisher Research Laboratories, Inc.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


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

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): ADJOINS SULTANA CLAIM ON THE EAST AND THE MOHAWK CLAIM ON THE NORTH UTM EST.

Comment (Production): INACTIVE IN 1956.

Comment (Deposit): VEINS

Comment (Workings): 40 FT. SHAFT AND SHORT LATERAL WORKINGS.

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: ON S EXT. OF THE NORTH-TRENDING SPENCER VEIN. A 2ND VEIN DIVERGES FROM THE MAIN VEIN TOWARD THE NE.

Comment (Deposit): TWO FRACTIONAL CLAIMS, THE EMMA 1 AND 2, TOTALING 28.92 ACRES. PATENTED. THE BEAR VALLEY QUAD SHOWS MANY UNIDENTIFIED WORKINGS IN THESE TWO SECTIONS. MOST OF WHICH PROBABLY ARE COVERED BY THE CARDS.


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. 257


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