Unspecified Locality

The Unspecified Locality is a gold and mercury 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: Unspecified Locality  

State:  California

County:  Mariposa

Elevation: 2,001 Feet (610 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Mercury

Lat, Long: 37.48861, -119.96333

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Unspecified Locality MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Unspecified Locality


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Mercury


Location

State: California
County: Mariposa


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
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: AU 39.02 AND 41.63% { HG 60.98 AND 58.37%


Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Amalgam


Comments

Comment (Deposit): REPORTED TO OCCUR IN SOME OF THE MINES NEAR MARIPOSA

Comment (Location): LOCATION APPROXIMATE; TO CENTER OF MARIPOSA


References

Reference (Deposit): MURDOCH, JOSEPH, AND WEBB, R. W., 1966, MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA...CENTENNIAL VOLUME (1866 - 1966): CDMG BULL. 189

Reference (Deposit): EAKLE, A. S., 1914, MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA: CDMG BULL. 67.


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