The Francis is a gold mine located in Mariposa county, California.
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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
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Francis MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Francis
Secondary: Frances
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Mariposa
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Gold Recovery Corp.
Home Office: C/O T. S. O'Brien
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1855
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
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): SE 1/4 19 , NE 1/4 30 UTM ACC.
Comment (Production): INTERMITTENTLY ACTIVE UNTIL 1903. SOME DEVELOPMENT BUT LITTLE OR NO RECORDED PRODUCTION IN 1930'S. INACTIVE IN 1954.
Comment (Deposit): VEIN
Comment (Workings): IN 1903, A 300-FT. INCLINED SHAFT W/3 LEVELS, 680 FT. OF DRIFTS; BEFORE THAT, TWO ADITS AND A RAISE.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: VEIN 4 - 5 FT. THICK
Comment (Deposit): PATENTED PROPERTY OF 20 ACRES.
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1850'S
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. 261 .
Reference (Deposit): AUBRY, L. E., 1903 , REGISTER OF MINES AND MINERALS FOR MARIPOSA COUNTY, CALIF., P. 11 .
Reference (Production): BOWEN AND GRAY, 1957
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