Baker Gold Mining Co

The Baker Gold Mining Co is a gold mine located in Madera county, California at an elevation of 2,799 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: Baker Gold Mining Co  

State:  California

County:  Madera

Elevation: 2,799 Feet (853 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 37.30139, -119.72639

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Baker Gold Mining Co MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Baker Gold Mining Co
Secondary: Babby


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: California
County: Madera


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


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

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Workings): SEVERAL SMALL SHAFTS, ONE 70 FT DEEP CROSSCUT, 75 FT BELOW OUTCROP.

Comment (Location): UTM EST SE CORNER 24 .

Comment (Development): ECON.COM: GOLD REPORTEDLY ASSAYED $19/OZ.

Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ SEAMS

Comment (Deposit): WORKED FOR ABOUT 20 YEARS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT


References

Reference (Deposit): MCLAUGHLIN, R. P. & BRADLEY, W. W., 1914 , MADERA COUNTY: REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST, V. 14 , P. 539 - 540


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