The Indian Peak Group is a mine located in Mariposa county, California.
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Indian Peak Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Indian Peak Group
Commodity
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: California
County: Mariposa
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1897
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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
Not available
Comments
Comment (Production): NO KNOWN PRODUCTION.
Comment (Deposit): CARBONATE AND SULFIDE ORES IN LIMESTONE GANGUE.
Comment (Workings): 1914 : TWO INCLINED SHAFTS EACH 35 FT. DEEP, FOUR ADITS 120 , 20 , 50 AND 20 FT. LONG.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: WALL ROCKS ARE GRANODIORITE AND LIMESTONE
References
Reference (Deposit): BOWEN, O. E. AND CLIFFTON, G. H., 1957 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF MARIPOSA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 53 , NO. 1 & 2 , P. 227
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