Del Oso

The Del Oso is a gold mine located in Mariposa county, California at an elevation of 600 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: Del Oso  

State:  California

County:  Mariposa

Elevation: 600 Feet (183 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 37.43833, -120.16861

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Del Oso MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Del Oso


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: California
County: Mariposa


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: 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: Gold
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): UTM

Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND. LONG INACTIVE.

Comment (Deposit): VEINS

Comment (Workings): 200 FT SHAFT, 40 FT WINZE, 100 FT ADIT, 200 FT DRIFTS

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: 5 FT THICK VEINS. SLATE HANGING WALL, SCHIST FOOTWALL

Comment (Deposit): PATENTED CLAIM.


References

Reference (Deposit): AUBURY, L.E., 1903 , REGISTER OF MINES & MINERALS FOR MARIPOSA CO., CALIF: CDMG, P. 18


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