Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeY
Ore controlMother Lode Quartz Vein
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Pyrite, Silver
GangueAnkerite, Quartz, Sericite, Talc
Geology
Host rockSchist,Serpentinite
StructureMelones Fault Zone
AlterationCarbonatization
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1899
Discovery year1850
Identification
Deposit ID10072448
MRDS IDW017801
Alternate namesCrystalline, Dutch App, Nyman, Jumper, And Rawhide Mines, Includes Harvard
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.94992, -120.41767
References
MINING MAGAZINE, JAN., 1988, P. 50.BLISS, JAMES D., AND JONES, GAIL M., 1988, MINERALOGIC AND GRADE-TONNAGE INFORMATION ON LOW-SULFIDE AU-QUARTZ VEINS: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 88-229, 99 P.JULIHN, C. E., AND HORTON, F. W., 1940, MINES OF THE SOUTHERN MOTHER LODE REGION, PART II-TUOLUMNE AND MARIPOSA COUNTIES: U. S. BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 424, 179 P.ARGALL, GEORGE O., JR., 1987, SONORA GOLD MAKES FLOTATION CONCENTRATES AT JAMESTOWN: ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, DEC., P. 38-39.ALLGOOD, G. M., LOVEJOY, M. E., AND ALLGOOD, R. W., 1985, JAMESTOWN GOLD MINE, TUOLUMNE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: SONORA MINING CORPORATION, 6 P.SKILLINGS' MINING REVIEW STAFF, 1984, SONORA GOLD CORP.'S PROJECT FOR OCT. 1984-START UP IN MOTHER LODE: VOL. 73, NO. 20, MAY 19, P. 2-4.ALLGOOD AND OTHERS, 1985.