The Unspecified Locality is a gold and mercury mine located in Mariposa county, California at an elevation of 2,001 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: 2,001 Feet (610 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Mercury
Lat, Long: 37.48861, -119.96333
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Unspecified Locality MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unspecified Locality
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Mercury
Location
State: California
County: Mariposa
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
Analytical Data: AU 39.02 AND 41.63% { HG 60.98 AND 58.37%
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Amalgam
Comments
Comment (Deposit): REPORTED TO OCCUR IN SOME OF THE MINES NEAR MARIPOSA
Comment (Location): LOCATION APPROXIMATE; TO CENTER OF MARIPOSA
References
Reference (Deposit): MURDOCH, JOSEPH, AND WEBB, R. W., 1966, MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA...CENTENNIAL VOLUME (1866 - 1966): CDMG BULL. 189
Reference (Deposit): EAKLE, A. S., 1914, MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA: CDMG BULL. 67.
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