The Schoolhouse Mine is a gold mine located in Mariposa county, California at an elevation of 1,729 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: 1,729 Feet (527 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 37.60139, -120.19639
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Schoolhouse Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Schoolhouse Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Mariposa
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Frank A., John And Joe Maschio
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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
Not available
Comments
Comment (Production): OLD PROPERTY WHICH HAD EXTENSIVE WORKINGS AND DUMPS PRIOR TO 1912. OPERATED 1912-13, 1916, 1923-25, 1931, IDLE SINCE THAT TIME. SOME VERY RICH ORE WAS TAKEN OUT FROM 2 LEVELS IN 1923-25 AND A SMALL PRODUCTION RECORDED IN 1931.
Comment (Workings): A 60-FT. INCLINED SHAFT SERVING 2 LEVELS OF UNDETERMINED LENGTH.
References
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 53, NOS. 1 & 2, JAN. - APRIL, 1957, PP. 167 -168, 303
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