Oakes and Reese

The Oakes and Reese is a gold mine located in Mariposa county, California at an elevation of 1,601 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: Oakes and Reese  

State:  California

County:  Mariposa

Elevation: 1,601 Feet (488 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 37.62417, -120.21778

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Oakes and Reese MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Oakes and Reese
Secondary: Grand Prize and Badger


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: California
County: Mariposa
District: Hunter Valley


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

Form: PIPE - LIKE


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Greenstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Geology): HUNTER VALLEY CHERTS, SHALES & SILTSTONES FORM HANGING WALL, GREENSTONE PORPHYRITE FOOTWALL

Comment (Production): ORE FROM 1 SHOOT AVG 2.5 OZ AU/TON TO BETTER THAN 5 OZ AU/TON

Comment (Deposit): VEIN, BLUE LEAD AND TWO INTERSECTING VEINS AT RIGHT ANGLES

Comment (Workings): SHAFT, DRIFTS, STOPES

Comment (Deposit): 26.15 ACRES, 2 CLAIMS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT


References

Reference (Production): BOWEN & GRAY 1957 , CASTELLO, 1921

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. 145 - 147 , 292

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. 131

Reference (Deposit): LAIZURE, C. MCK., 1928 , SAN FRANCISCO FIELD DIVISION IN TWENTY - FOURTH REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU, P. 106


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