Midas Mine, Horseshoe Bend Mountain, Coulterville, Coulterville Mining District, Mariposa County, California, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Midas Mine | Mine |
| Horseshoe Bend Mountain | Mountain |
| Coulterville | - not defined - |
| Coulterville Mining District | Mining District |
| Mariposa County | County |
| California | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 40' 54'' North , 120° 11' 36'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Coulterville | 201 (2011) | 3.2km |
| Greeley Hill | 915 (2011) | 8.9km |
| Bear Valley | 125 (2011) | 14.1km |
| Groveland | 601 (2011) | 17.7km |
| Snelling | 231 (2011) | 28.1km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Mariposa Gem & Mineral Club | Mariposa, California | 30km |
A former lode Au mine located in the E½NW¼ sec. 15, T3S, R16E, MDM, 1.4 km (4,600 feet) E of Horseshoe Bend Mountain, along Buckhorn Creek at its confluence with Maxwell Creek (½ mile S of the Malvina group), on private (patented) land. Discovered in 1867. Operated by C. C. Kellogg, Adolph Bulla. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 1,000 meters.
Mineralization is a vein deposit hosted in slate and serpentinite. The ore body strikes N32W and dips 65NE at a thickness of 1.83 meters. Aubury (1904) describes a slate hanging wall and serpentine footwall. Local rocks include Jurassic marine rocks, unit 1 (Western Sierra Nevada and Western Klamath Mountains).
Workings include underground openings with a length of 236.22 meters and an overall depth of 45.72 meters, and comprised of a 150 foot deep shaft with 625 feet of drifts. Workings now watered and partly caved.
No production record found. Idle.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10102852 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Foothills-Wallowa DomainDomain
- Sierra Nevada BatholithVolcanic Arc
USA
- California
- Mother Lode BeltBelt
- Sierra NevadaMountain Range
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References
(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file ID #0060430082
