Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeM
Orebody formPOD-LIKE BODIES
Ore controlJunctions Of Fault Favorable For Localization Of Ore And Maybe Conduit For Gold-Bearing Solutions.
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Pyrite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSlate · Mariposa Formation;Mariposa Formation;Mariposa Formation;Mariposa Formation
StructureEast Of Main Shaft Fault Splits To With Two Branches That Strike Generally To Nw.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1883 , 1886 , 1890 , 1934 - 1942 , 1947
Identification
Deposit ID10007088
MRDS IDC008253
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates38.82518, -120.79102
References
CLARK, W. B., AND CARLSON, D. W., 1956 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF EL DORADO CO., CALIF.: CALIF. JOUR. OF MINES AND GEOL., VOL 52 , NO. 4 , PG. 402 - 405 , 484 .LOGAN, C. A., 1935 , MOTHER LODE GOLD BELT OF CALIF.: CALIF. DIV. MINES BULL. 108 , PL. 2 .LOGAN, C. A., 1938 , MIN. RESOURCES OF EL DORADO CO.: CALIF. JOUR. OF MINES AND GEOL., VOL. 34 , NO. 3 , PG. 258 .CLARK & CARLSON 1956