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Big Four

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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10028770
MRDS ID M005957
Record type Site
Current site name Big Four
Related records 10235403

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.62573, 38.12352 (WGS84)
Elevation 366
Relative position 1/4 MI S. OF SIMMONS PT JUST E OF HWY 49 1/2 MI S. OF FOURTH CROSSING

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Calaveras(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Salt Spring Valley(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 003N 012E 11 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM EST, SW 1/4 OF NW 1/4

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.62573, 38.12352
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike NW
    Dip NE
    Thickness 5.49M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: THREE VEINS, SLATE HANGING WALL AND FOOTWALL

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Comments on the production information

  • FREE MILLING ORE, NO PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall depth 14.63M
    Overall length 21.34M

Comments on the workings information

  • DEVELOPED BY OPEN CUT AND 136 FT SHAFT, NOW CAVED

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CLARK, W.B., LYDON, P.A., 1962 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF CALAVERAS COUNTY, CALIF.; COUNTY REPORT 2 ; CALIF. DIV. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, P 137 AND PLB

  • Deposit

    KERR, M.B., 1900 , REGISTER OF MINES AND MINERALS, COUNTY OF CALAVERAS, CALIF: CALIF. MIN. BUR.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINS, THREE VEINS WITH SLATE HANGING WALL AND FOOTWALL

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1979 Mateik, R.; Albers, John P. U.S. Geological Survey

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