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Table Mountain

Past Producer in Calaveras county in California, United States with commodity Copper
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Production statistics
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10028953
MRDS ID M006240
Record type Site
Current site name Table Mountain
Related records 10138640

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.57433, 37.92574 (WGS84)
Relative position 5 MILES SE OF COPPEROPOLIS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Calaveras(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

New Melones Dam(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Oakdale(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Jose(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Stanislaus(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 001N 013E 20 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Pyrite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.57433, 37.92574
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Production years 1863 - 1865

Production statistics

  • Year 1865
    Period 1863 - 1865
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^20 % Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Copper Copper 20wt-pct

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 42.67M

Comments on the workings information

  • TWO SHAFTS 45 AND 140 FT. DEEP, FEW HUNDRED FT. OF DRIFTS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CLARK, W. B. AND LYDON, P. A., 1962 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF CALAVETAS COUNTY, CALIFORNIA; COUNTY REPT. 2 ; CALIF. DIV. MINES AND GEOLOGY, P. 133

  • Production

    CLARK, W. B. AND LYDON, P. A., 1962 (SEE REF.)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1972 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JUN-1978 Fraticelli, L. A. (Albers, J.) U.S. Geological Survey

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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