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Texas Mine

Past Producer in Calaveras county in California, United States with commodity Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Workings at the site
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10028604
MRDS ID M005670
Record type Site
Current site name Texas Mine
Alternate or previous names Edna, Viola, Campo Seco, Alameda

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.8388, 38.2188 (WGS84)
Relative position 3 MI NW OF VALLEY SPRINGS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Calaveras(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Valley Springs(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

San Andreas(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sacramento(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

San Joaquin(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Calaveras

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 004N 010E 11 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM EST. NE 1/4 BY CLARK, 1962 , NW 1/4 OF SW 1/4 BY GERE, PREVIOUS CRIB REPORTER

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.8388, 38.2188
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N 50 W
    Dip NE

Comments on the geologic information

  • 22 SMALL QUARTZ STRINGERS, 2 - 18" THICK.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • NO PRODUCTION RECORDS FOUND

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 25.91M

Comments on the workings information

  • 1500 FT DRIFTS FROM SHAFT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CLARK, W. B., & LYDON, P. A., 1962 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF CALAVERAS COUNTY, CALIF.: CALIF. DIV. MINES & GEOL., COUNTY REPORT 2, P. 184 & PL 8

  • Deposit

    LOGAN, C. A., FRANKE, H., 1936 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF CALAVERAS CO.: CDM CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL., VOL. 32, P. 290 & 320

  • Production

    CLARK, 1962

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1979 Hayden, F. (Albers, J.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative California resources

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