The Zulu is a gold mine located in Madera county, California at an elevation of 2,300 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: 2,300 Feet (701 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 37.27, -119.70556
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Zulu MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Zulu
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Madera
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
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
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): 30 FT SHAFT AND 60 FT DRIFT, BESIDES SURFACE CUTS
Comment (Location): UTM EST. NW 1/4 NW 1/4 LOCATION IS ESTIMATED FROM TOPO MAP, UNCERTAIN.
Comment (Production): NO OTHER PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND
Comment (Deposit): VEIN
References
Reference (Deposit): MCLAUGHLIN, R. P. & BRADLEY, W. W., 1914 , MADERA COUNTY: REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST, V. 14 , P. 553
Reference (Production): MCLAUGHLIN & BRADLEY ( 1914 )
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