The Comet is a gold mine located in Mariposa county, California at an elevation of 3,599 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: 3,599 Feet (1,097 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 37.56806, -119.84250
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Comet MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Comet
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Mariposa
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Clarke, T. A.
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
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 2 1/2 % SULFIDES
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): THREE UNPATENTED CLAIMS.
Comment (Deposit): VEIN
Comment (Workings): TWO LEVELS, THE LOWER ONE 750 FEET LONG & THE UPPER ONE 285 FT. LOWER LEVEL HAS A 100 FT. CROSSCUT AND A 40 FT. RAISE. FROM UPPER LEVEL THERE IS A RAISE 168 FT. TO THE SURFACE AND A WINZE 45 FT. DEEP.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: TWO VEINS, ON CONTACT BETWEEN GRANITE & QUARTZITE FOOTWALL, AND SLATE HANGING WALL. AVERAGE 2 1/2 FT. THICK.
Comment (Location): SE 1/4 ON A FORK OF SKELTON CREEK. UTM EST.
Comment (Production): ORE WAS SAID TO AVERAGE $8/TON ( 1920 PRICES. )
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. 251 .
Reference (Deposit): CASTELLO, W. O., 1921 , MARIPOSA COUNTY: 17TH REPORT STATE MINERALOGIST ( FOR 1920 ), P. 111 - 112 .
Reference (Production): CASTELLO, 1920
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