Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver, Copper, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formVEIN AVERAGES 30 INCHES WIDE, BUT VARIES BETWEEN 6 INCHES AND 5 FT
Ore controlMost Of The Gold Occurs Near The Vein Border, Particularly On The Footwall Side.
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Gold, Tetrahedrite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockHornfels,Slate
Associated rockDiorite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1857 - 1948
Discovery year1857
Identification
Deposit ID10030977
MRDS IDM009495
Alternate namesHasloe & Centuary, Funk, Coward, Gentry Gulch
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.69798, -120.04905
References
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 , PP. 106 - 108 , 268 .CASTELLO, W. O., 1921 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF MARIPOSA COUNTY IN SEVENTEENTH REPORT OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST: CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU, P. 118 .ERIC, J. C., 1948 , TABULATION OF COPPER DEPOSITS IN CALIFORNIA IN COPPER IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES BULLETIN 144 , P. 267 .AUBURY, L. E., 1904 , REGISTER OF MINES AND MINERALS, MARIPOSA COUNTY CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU, P. 11 .BOWEN & GRAY, 1957