Eureka I

The Eureka I is a gold mine located in Mariposa county, California at an elevation of 2,999 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: Eureka I  

State:  California

County:  Mariposa

Elevation: 2,999 Feet (914 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 37.52361, -119.86028

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Eureka I MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Eureka I
Secondary: Eureka 1 & 2


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: California
County: Mariposa


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Russell G. Fournier


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 (Commodity): SAMPLES AVE. 1.26 OZ/TON. RICH STREAK IN CENTER OF VEIN.

Comment (Production): PRODUCED SEVERAL HUNDRED TONS OF ORE BETWEEN 1927 AND 1940 THAT AVERAGED 0.845 OZ. OF GOLD AND 0.32 OZ. OF SILVER PER TON.

Comment (Deposit): VEIN

Comment (Workings): 3 ADITS, THE LOWEST 150 FT. BELOW HIGHEST, EXTENDS 410 FT. THE 2ND, 100 FT. BELOW TOP ADIT, EXTENDS 300 FT. TOP ADIT EXTENDS 30 FT.

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: VEIN 18 IN. TO 2 FT. THICK


References

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 , P. 258 .

Reference (Deposit): JULIHN, C. E., & HORTON, F. W., 1940 , MINERAL RESOURCES SURVEY OF THE US: US BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 424 , P. 153 .

Reference (Deposit): LAIZURE, C. MCK., 1935 , CURRENT MINING ACTIVITIES IN THE SAN FRANCISCO DISTRICT WITH SPEC. REF. TO GOLD: CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL., VOL. 31 , NO. 1 , P. 32 - 33 .

Reference (Production): BOWEN & GRAY, 1957


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