USGS Mineral Resources Data System
Type: Historical mine record
Supports:
- mine identity
- development status
- commodities
- underground eligibility evidence
California · Mariposa County
Louisa Quartz
Unconfirmed Gold Mixed Underground / Surface
Key facts
- State
- California
- County
- Mariposa
- Development status
- Past Producer
- Mine type
- Mixed underground / surface
- Primary commodity
- Gold
- Verification
- Unconfirmed
Mine Location
Approximate AreaDocumented underground workings
Mindat locality description
A former lode Au mine located in sec. 27, T4S, R19E, MDM, 0.8 km (2,600 feet) SE of Jerseydale, along Skelton Creek (1 mile NW of the Mariposa Guard station), on National Forest land. Discovered in 1900. Property consisted of 1 unpatented claim. MRDS d…
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Every underlying record used to build the summary above, for research/verification use.
- USGS MRDS working type: Surface/Underground
- MRDS work_type documents underground workings: Surface/Underground · work_type
Verification
Unconfirmed
Source records support underground workings, but UndergroundMines has not yet independently verified this mine.
Why it's listed
Source records document both underground and surface mining.
History & operations
Historical record
- Development status: Past Producer
Commodities & minerals
Reported minerals
- Quartz
Access & recent conditions
- Land
- unknown
Community reports
No community field reports yet.
I Visited This MineSources & evidence
Mindat
Type: Mineralogical locality database
Record: Mindat Locality: 82298
Supports:
- locality identity
A Mindat locality match does not by itself establish underground workings.
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