The Good View is a gold mine located in Mariposa county, California at an elevation of 9,019 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: 9,019 Feet (2,749 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 37.25417, -120.01472
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Good View MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Good View
Secondary: Rothschild
Secondary: S. A.
Secondary: Sunset
Secondary: Crown Point
Secondary: Little Giant
Secondary: San Jose
Secondary: Stonewall Jackson
Secondary: Copper King and M. S.
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: California
County: Mariposa
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1907
Time Period: 1907
Material type: AU
Description: Cp_Grade: ^2.08 Oz Au, 8 Oz Ag
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: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: California Trough
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Silver
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): UTM EST. GOODVIEW NAME IS SHOWN ON QUAD SHEET IN NE 1/4 SEC 8 AND IS UTM POINT.
Comment (Production): 1913 , 7 CARLOADS OF ORE SHIPPED, AVG. $1,000 PER CAR, $2.50/TON AU ( PRICE IN 1913 )
Comment (Deposit): VEIN
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS ARE INACCESSIBLE, WATERED; DEVELOPMENT CONSISTED OF SHAFTS, ADITS, WINZES AND CROSSCUTS, SOME SURFACE WORK. PROPERTY INCLUDES; ROTHSCHILD, SUNSET, S. A., CROWN POINT, LITTLE GIANT, SAN JOSE, STONEWALL JACKSON AND COPPER KING CLAIMS.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: MINE AREA CHIEFLY IN BLACK SLATE, MICA - ANDALUSITE SCHIST AND BLUE - BLACK QUARTZ - BIOTITE HORNFELS. SOME THIN LENTICULAR BEDS OF METAVOLCANIC MATERIAL INTERBEDDED WITH METASEDIMENTS IN MINOR AMOUNTS. SOME METASANDSTONE INCLUDED IN SLATE. REGIONAL TRENDS OF FOLDS AND FRACTURES IS NW.
References
Reference (Deposit): LAIZURE, C. MCK., 1928 , S. F. FIELD DIV. - MARIPOSA COUNTY: 24TH REPORT STATE MINERALOGIST, VOL. 24 , NO. 2 , P. 267 .
Reference (Production): BOWEN, O. E. AND CLIFFTON, G. H., 1957 , P. 64 (SEE REF.)
Reference (Deposit): ERIC, J. H., 1948 , COPPER IN CALIFORNIA: CDM BULL. 144 , PT. 3 , P. 267 .
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