Rutherford & Cranberry

The Rutherford & Cranberry is a gold mine located in Mariposa county, California at an elevation of 2,001 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: Rutherford & Cranberry  

State:  California

County:  Mariposa

Elevation: 2,001 Feet (610 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 37.67306, -119.86639

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Rutherford & Cranberry MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Rutherford & Cranberry


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead


Location

State: California
County: Mariposa


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: L. G. Goodrich


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1863
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

Analytical Data: PYRITE CONC. ASSAY $35 - $40/TON 1880'S


Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Geology): VEIN CUTS COARSE GRANITE W/SMALL PENDANTS OF SLATE, SCHIST & HORNFELS

Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION FOUND, BUT MUST HAVE BEEN SUBSTANTIAL. ORE AVERAGED $10 - $20/TON WITH SOME MASSES TO $4500/TON

Comment (Deposit): VEINS, POSSIBLY 9 OR MORE IN 2 SETS TWO SETS OF VEINS ON RUTHERFORD MINE STRIKE N 10 - 15 E, 75 - 80 W; N 75 - 80 E, NEARLY VERTICAL DIP, CUTTING COARSE-GRAINED BIOTITE GRANODIORITE OR QUARTZ DIORITE CUT BY DIKES OF FINE-GRAINED DIKES OF FINE-GRAINED HORNBLENDIC QUARTZ DIORITE.

Comment (Workings): RUTHERFORD MINE HAS 320 FT SHAFT & WINZE, 200 FT SHAFT W/CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING. CRANBERRY MINE HAS 3 ADITS OVER 200 FT LONG, 80 FT SHAFT, DRIFTS, STOPES.


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. 165 - 167 , 302


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