Live Oak and Governor.

The Live Oak and Governor. is a gold mine located in Mariposa county, California at an elevation of 1,447 feet.

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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: Live Oak and Governor.  

State:  California

County:  Mariposa

Elevation: 1,447 Feet (441 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 37.62583, -120.17000

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Live Oak and Governor. MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Live Oak and Governor.
Secondary: Stud Horse Flat Group
Secondary: Live Oak Group
Secondary: White Oak Group


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead


Location

State: California
County: Mariposa


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: North American Gold Mines, Inc.
Home Office: C/O Ada Stewart


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1895
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

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Galena
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1890'S OR EARLY 1900'S

Comment (Production): WORKED INTERMITTENTLY 1910-1930'S; LITTLE ACTIVITY EXCEPT ASSESSMENT WORK SINCE 1938. IN 1932 IT WAS ESTIMATED THAT THERE WAS 14,000 TONS OF ORE BETWEEN THE 68-FT. AND 225 FT. LEVELS ON THE MAIN SHAFT BUT THERE IS NO RECORD OF ANY OF THIS HAVING BEEN REMOVED; VALUE WAS ESTIMATED TO RUN $10.50 PER TON BUT RECORDED PRODUCTION BETWEEN 1931-34 RAN CONSIDERABLY LESS. QUARTZ CARRIES $7 - $10 FREE GOLD/TON & SULFIDES AVERASING $400 - $900/TON.

Comment (Workings): TWO SHAFTS, TWO ADITS, DRIFTS, WINZE; MAIN (NORTHERLY) SHAFT IN GOOD CONDITION BUT THE OTHER CAVED BELOW 68 FT.

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: LAIZURE ( 1928 ) DESCRIBES FOOTWALL AS SLATE AND PORPHYRY, HANGING WALL AS DIORITE. BOWEN & GRAY DESCRIBE WALL ROCKS AS PYROXENE ANDESITE OF THE PENON BLANCO MEMBER OF THE UPPER JURASSIC AMADOR GROUP - THE GREENSTONES CONTACT THE MARIPOSA SLATE 1/2 MI. E OF THE MINE.

Comment (Location): UTM ACC. SE 1/4 ?


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. 117 - 118 .

Reference (Deposit): LAIZURE, C. MCK., 1928 , SAN FRANCISCO FIELD DIVISION IN TWENTY-FOURTH REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU. P. 94 - 5 .

Reference (Production): LAIZURE 1928

Reference (Reserve-Resource): BOWEN & GRAY 1957 , P. 118 .


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