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Rindge No. 2

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. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10028921
MRDS ID M006181
Record type Site
Current site name Rindge No. 2
Related records 10138252

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.6124, 38.28213 (WGS84)
Relative position 5 MI ESE OF MOKELUMNE HILL

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Calaveras(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Rail Road Flat(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 012E 13,14 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM EST. SW 1/4 13 , SE 1/4 14 IN WET GULCH AREA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.6124, 38.28213
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike NW
    Dip E

Comments on the geologic information

  • 5 VEINS: WHISKY SLIDE, 4 - 8 FT THICK, AND BIG FRENCH ARE MAIN ONES. WHISKY SLIDE STRIKES NW, DIPS E.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Comments on the workings information

  • 6000 - 7300 FT ADIT, DRIVEN NE. ALSO 170 FT SHAFT, INCLINED 78 DEG. ANOTHER INCLINED SHAFT, 90 FT. CAVED. 300 FT DRIFTS AT 150 FT LEVEL

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. 176

  • Deposit

    LOGAN, C.A., FRANKE, H., 1936 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF CALAVERAS CO.: CDM CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL., VOL. 32 , NO. 3 , P. 284 , 285

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINS
Deposit RINDGE GROUP - NO 1 , NO 2 , NO 3 , & SCHOOL HOUSE - TOTALS 612 ACRES. RINDAGE NO 2 WAS SAID TO HAVE INCLUDED 33 CLAIMS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

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

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