Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryZinc, Silver, Copper, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Sphalerite
Geology
Host rockSlate,Shale
StructureMetasedimentary Cleavage Strikes Nw, Dips Sw.
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Production years1867 , 1879 - 1881 , 1904 - 1913 , 1951 - ?
Discovery year1867
Identification
Deposit ID10106866
MRDS IDM009480
Alternate namesBower Cave
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.74798, -120.03599
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. 112 - 113 , 270 .WALLACE, R. E., MCLENEGAN, J. D., MATSON, E. J., 1957 , THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF CALIFORNIA IN MINERALS YEARBOOK 1954 , VOLUME THREE, AREA REPORTS: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, P. 220 .MAURER, R. B., WALLACE, R. E., 1956 , THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF CALIFORNIA IN MINERALS YEARBOOK 1953 , VOLUME 3 , AREA REPORTS: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, P. 212 .AUBURY, L. E., 1904 , REGISTER OF MINES AND MINERALS, MARIPOSA COUNTY CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU, P. 11 .BOWEN & GRAY 1957 , MAURER & WALLACE, 1956 .