The Mexican Ii is a gold mine located in Mariposa county, California at an elevation of 3,501 feet.
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
Elevation: 3,501 Feet (1,067 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 37.62917, -119.81917
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Mexican Ii MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mexican Ii
Secondary: Carmen
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Mariposa
District: Mt. Bullion
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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Pacific Placers Eng. Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1862
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): UTM EST. ALT. EST. BOWEN & GRAY ( 1957 ) STATE CLAIM IS IN SEC. 31 , BUT DESCRIPTION AND LAIZURE ( 1928 ) FIT SEC. 36 .
Comment (Production): INACTIVE EXCEPT FOR ASSESSMENT WORK. ORE COMMONLY HIGH-GRADE BUT POCKETY.
Comment (Deposit): VEINS, TWO, 2 - 6 FT. THICK
Comment (Workings): 1 SHAFT, 625 FEET OF DRIFTS, TWO TUNNELS OF 240 & 280 FT.
References
Reference (Deposit): LAIZURE, C. MCK., 1928 , SAN FRANCISCO FIELD DIVISION IN TWENTY-FOURTH REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU, P. 101 .
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. 284 - 285 .
Reference (Deposit): AUBURY, L. E., 1904 , REGISTER OF MINES AND MINERALS, MARIPOSA COUNTY CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU, P. 12 .
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