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Buffalo-What-Cheer Mines

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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10028717
MRDS ID M005870
Record type Site
Current site name Buffalo-What-Cheer Mines
Related records 10187426

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Centroid
Geographic coordinates: -120.71376, 38.25778 (WGS84)
Relative position Original record had no geographic coordinates; these coordinates were derived from the PLSS description provided.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Calaveras(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mokelumne Hill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

San Andreas(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sacramento(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Calaveras(hydrologic unit)

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 005N 011E 23,24,25 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Centroid (1) -120.71376, 38.25778
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: THE GRAVEL IS SLIGHTLY CEMENTED. BEDROCK CONSISTS OF MINERALIZED SLATE, WHICH IS OF LITTLE VALUE. THE SMALL AMOUNT OF DEVELOPMENT COMPLETED BY DEC. 1935 SHOWED THAT THE RIM GRAVEL CONTAINED GOLD IN FINE SIZES, WITH CONSIDERABLE BLACK SAND AND IRON SULPHIDES, WITH MINOR OSMIUM, PLATINUM.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • GOLD BEING PRODUCED FROM TROUGH OF CHANNEL; 13 MEN EMPLOYED. 300' VERTICAL SHAFT; 550' DRIFT N ON THE EAST RIM; WINZE BEING SUNK TO BOTTOM OF CHANNEL. WORKED PRIOR TO 1901; DRIFTS RUN 1902; IDLE 1903-16; DEWATERING AND DEVELOPMENT 1934-35.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. V. 32, NO. 3, P. 329, 357, 364 AND PL. 6; B. 135, P. 254

  • Deposit

    CALIF. COUNTY REPT. NO. 2, P. 191 AND PL. C. AND P. 93 AND 209

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-72 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey

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Authoritative California resources

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