The Huelsdonk Placer is a gold mine located in Mariposa county, California at an elevation of 650 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: 650 Feet (198 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 37.615, -120.34889
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Huelsdonk Placer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Huelsdonk Placer
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: W. A. Huelsdonk
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
Age Young: Holocene
Name: Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Eocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Location): ON BROWN'S CREEK NEAR BUTTERFLY MINE (SEC. 5)
Comment (Production): SOME AU AND A LITTLE PT IN 1926. UNVERIFIED BYPRODUCT PT PRODUCTION
Comment (Deposit): SEE ALSO: MRDS M045258.
References
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. 320
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