London Quartz

The London Quartz is a gold mine located in Mariposa county, California at an elevation of 2,671 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

Name: London Quartz

State:  California

County:  Mariposa

Elevation: 2,671 Feet (814 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 37.55694, -120.02611

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London Quartz MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: London Quartz
Secondary: Young America


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Iron


Location

State: California
County: Mariposa
District: Whitlock


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Not available


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

Not available


Materials

Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Deposit): NO RECENT WORK ( 1920 ). ONE UNPATENTED CLAIM LOCATED IN 1912 .

Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEIN

Comment (Workings): LITTLE DEVELOPMENT, SHORT DRIFT & SHAFT.


References

Reference (Deposit): CASTELLO, W.O., 1921 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF MARIPOSA COUNTY IN SEVENTEENTH REPORT OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST: CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU, P. 120 - 121


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