The Princeton is a gold mine located in Mariposa county, California at an elevation of 2,100 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: 2,100 Feet (640 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 37.50111, -120.03056
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Princeton MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Princeton
Secondary: New Princeton
Secondary: Princeton Ext
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: California
County: Mariposa
District: Mt. Bullion
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: M
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
Type: L
Description: Thrust Fault
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Slate Severely Bleached & Hydrothermally Altered Near Vein.
Rocks
Name: Slate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Slate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): SHAFTS, 9 LEVELS W/OVER 11,500 FT DRIFTS, OVER 3000 FT CROSS CUTS & RAISES
Comment (Deposit): GREATEST RECORDED PRODUCTION IN MARIPOSA COUNTY ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Production): EARLY ORE YIELDED $70/TON, LATER AVG. $7/TON. TOTAL PRODUCTION MAY EXCEED $5 MILLION
Comment (Deposit): VEIN, 4 - 8 FT THICK
Comment (Geology): MARIPOSA FM CUT BY DIKES OF SHEARED GRANITE PORPHYRY
References
Reference (Production): BOWEN & GRAY 1957
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. 155 - 158 , 297
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