The Eureka Iii 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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Eureka Iii MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Eureka Iii
Secondary: Eureka Sky High
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: California
County: Mariposa
District: Hite Cove
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1868
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: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: ACTIVE PRIOR TO 1868
Comment (Production): MUCH OF THE ORE MINED BETWEEN 1868 AND 1880 RAN BETWEEN $40 AND $100 PER TON AT THE PREVAILING PRICE OF GOLD.
Comment (Deposit): VEIN
Comment (Workings): MILLING BY A WATER-OWERED ARRASTRA.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: SNYDER VEIN IS 3 1/2 FT. THICK
Comment (Commodity): AG IN GALENA?
Comment (Location): ALSO SEC. 35 OR 36 ? UTM EST. SEC. LINES PROJECTED
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. 258 - 9 .
Reference (Deposit): CLARK, W. B., 1970 , GOLD DISTRICTS OF CALIF.: CDM BULL. 193 , P. 64 .
Reference (Production): BOWEN & GRAY
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