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Bismark

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 10028893
MRDS ID M006139
Record type Site
Current site name Bismark
Related records 10235633

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.66907, 38.16574 (WGS84)
Elevation 244
Relative position 1/4 MI NE OF KENTUCKY HOUSE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Calaveras(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

San Andreas(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 004N 012E 29 California

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) -120.66907, 38.16574
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 24 W
    Dip NE
    Thickness 1.37M
    Depth to top 0M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: FOUR VEINS, 2 1/2 - 4 FT THICK ON MOTHER LODE SLATE HANGIN WALL AND SCHIST FOOTWALL

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Production years 1877 - 1884

Comments on the production information

  • FREE MILLING ORE, ORE YIELDED AS MUCH AS $40 PER TON, NO PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 60.96M

Comments on the workings information

  • PATENTED CLAIM, DEVELOPED BY 550 FT ADIT

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. 138 AND PL 13 .

  • Deposit

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

  • Production

    CLARK ( 1962 )

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN

Reporter information

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

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