The New Year Diggins is a gold mine located in Mariposa county, California at an elevation of 518 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: 518 Feet (158 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 37.61333, -120.35528
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New Year Diggins MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: New Year Diggins
Secondary: Prouty Ranch
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Platinum
Location
State: California
County: Mariposa
District: Merced River Area
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: George W. Tobin And Associates
Years: 1957 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Stream Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: California Trough
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Placer Au-PGE
Orebody
Form: STREAM SEDIMENT DEPOSITS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Eocene
Name: Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Geology): GOLD BELIEVED TO HAVE COME FROM POCKETY VEINS IN VICINITY
Comment (Location): LOCATION GIVEN IS ON BROWN'S CREEK NEAR CENTER SE/4 SEC. 6. TOPO MAP SHOWS NO PLACER TAILINGS IN AREA
Comment (Commodity): UNVERIFIEDED REPORT OF PT
Comment (Production): 0.025 OZ/TON (0.85 PPM) AU
Comment (Deposit): SEE ALSO: MRDS M045260.
References
Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES(?), REFERENCE CARDS FOR SEC. 5, 6, 7, T. 4 S., R. 15 E.
Reference (Deposit): BOWEN, O.E., JR., AND GRAY, C.H., JR., 1957, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF MARIPOSA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 53, NOS. 1, 2, P. 321.
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