Owl No. 1 and 2

The Owl No. 1 and 2 is a gold mine located in Madera county, California at an elevation of 2,500 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: Owl No. 1 and 2  

State:  California

County:  Madera

Elevation: 2,500 Feet (762 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 37.28917, -119.70528

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Owl No. 1 and 2 MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Owl No. 1 and 2
Secondary: Owl


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Iron


Location

State: California
County: Madera


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

Not available


Materials

Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): UTM EST. E 1/2 SW 1/4

Comment (Deposit): VEIN, FEW IN. - 2 FT. THICK

Comment (Workings): 400 FT. TUNNEL AND STOPES


References

Reference (Deposit): CRAWFORD, J. J., 1894 , TWELFTH REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 13 , P. 161 .

Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C. A., 1950 , MINES & MINERAL RESOURCES OF MADERA COUNTY, CALIF.: CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 46 , NO. 4 , P. 473 , PL. 73 .


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