The Old Timer 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: 37.67528, -119.88556
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Old Timer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Old Timer
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: California
County: Mariposa
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Herman L. Bullard And Thomas M. Fagan
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
Type: L
Description: Strike Of Metamorphic Rocks N 20 - 25 W
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SOME ASSAYS $70 AU/TON
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Production): ORE DURING DEVELOPMENT ( 1954 - 1955 ) AVERAGED $10 AU/TON
Comment (Location): UTM EST NE 1/4
Comment (Deposit): VEIN, 2 - 3 FT THICK
Comment (Workings): SHORT TUNNEL N 55 E W SHORT DRIFTS
Comment (Geology): WALL ROCKS ARE HORNBLENDE QUARTZ DIORITE, BLACK QUARTZ-BIOTITE HORNFELS AND MIXED, INJECTED CONTACT ROCKS
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. 293
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