The Granite King and Live Oak Buckeye, Billings is a silver and gold mine located in Mariposa county, California at an elevation of 1,476 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: 1,476 Feet (450 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 37.4325, -119.98861
Map: View on Google Maps
Satelite View
MRDS mine locations are often very general, and in some cases are incorrect. Some mine remains have been covered or removed by modern industrial activity or by development of things like housing. The satellite view offers a quick glimpse as to whether the MRDS location corresponds to visible mine remains.
Granite King and Live Oak Buckeye, Billings MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Granite King and Live Oak Buckeye, Billings
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: California
County: Mariposa
District: Buckeye
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Edith Mcelligott
Production
Year: 1941
Time Period: - 1941
Material type: AU
Description: Cp_Grade: ^ .10 Oz/Ton Ag
Year: 1941
Time Period: - 1941
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^.25 Oz/Ton Au
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1870
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
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: WALLROCKS OF HORNBLENDE - BIOTITE GRANODIORITE AND FINER-GRAINED GRANITIC DIKE ROCK CONTAINING MORE DARK MINERALS THAN THE GRANODIORITE. DIKE INTRUDES VEIN FISSURE AND IN PLACES HAS BEEN BRECCIATED AND MINGLED WITH VEIN MATTER. MAIN VEIN IS 2 - 5 FT. THICK.
Comment (Deposit): PATENTED PROPERTY OF 16 ACRES, COMPRISING PARTS OF OLD GRANITE KING AND LIVE OAK CLAIMS.
Comment (Location): UTM ACC. SW 1/4 03 ; NW 1/4 SEC 10
Comment (Commodity): RICH ORE FROM UPPER OXIDIZED PART OF VEIN. POCKETS OF ORE OF HIGHER GRADE THAN .3 - .3 OZ AVERAGE.
Comment (Production): HISTORY DATES BEYOND 1870 - OPERATED INTERMITTENTLY UNTIL 1941; IDLE SINCE THAT TIME. IN 1909 22 TONS OF ORE YIELDED $174.52 OR AN AVERAGE OF $7.93 PER TON AT OLD PRICE OF GOLD. DURING PERIOD 1938-1941, 9017 TONS OF ORE WAS MILLED WHICH YIELDED 2295 OZ. GOLD AND 916 OZ. SILVER. COPPER PRODUCTION 0-100,000 LBS. - D.O.M. BULL. 144, PT. 3, 1948, P. 267
Comment (Deposit): VEIN, POCKETS
Comment (Workings): INCLINED SHAFT AT LEAST 80 FT. W SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET OF DRIFTS. SEVERAL FLOODED SHAFTS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH.
References
Reference (Deposit): ERIC, J. H., 1948 , COPPER IN CALIFORNIA: CDM BULL. 144 , PT. 3 , P. 267 .
Reference (Production): BOWEN AND GRAY, 1957
Reference (Deposit): CLARK, W. B., 1970 , GOLD DISTRICTS OF CALIF.: CDM BULL. 193 , P. 32 .
Reference (Deposit): BOWEN, O. E., JR., & GRAY, H., JR., 1957 , MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF MARIPOSA COUNTY, CALIF.: CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL., VOL. 53 , NOS. 1 & 2 .
Reference (Deposit): GOODWIN, J. G., 1957 , LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIF.: CAL. DIV. MINES, VOL. 57 , NOS. 3 & 4 , P. 267 .
California Gold
"Where to Find Gold in California" looks at the density of modern placer mining claims along with historical gold mining locations and mining district descriptions to determine areas of high gold discovery potential in California. Read more: Where to Find Gold in California.
