King Midas

The King Midas is a gold mine located in Mariposa county, California at an elevation of 2,300 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

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Site Name

Primary: King Midas

Commodity

Primary: Gold

Location

State: California
County: Mariposa

Land Status

Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Type: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: J. N. Knight Et Al.
Years: 1927 - 1928

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1925
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

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Talc

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Talc
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Production): SULFIDE CONCENTRATES NOT SAVED, MILL TAILINGS $4.29 AU/TN.

Comment (Deposit): VEIN IN 5 PARALLEL SHEAR ZONES

Comment (Workings): SEVERAL SURFACE CUTS; INCLINED SHAFT 50 FT. DEEP, VERTICAL SHAFT 100 FT. DEEP.

Comment (Deposit): PRESENT OWNERSHIP UNDETERMINED; FORMER LAS MARIPOSAS GRANT MINE.

References

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. 273 - 4 .

Reference (Deposit): LAIZURE, C. MCK., 1928 , SAN FRANCISCO FIELD DIVISION IN TWENTY-FOURTH REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU. P. 92 - 3 .

Reference (Production): LAIZURE 1928

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