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Whittle Mine

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10028999
MRDS ID M006316
Record type Site
Current site name Whittle Mine
Related records 10187390

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.51989, 38.0263 (WGS84)
Relative position 4 1/2 MI SSE OF ANGELS CAMP

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Calaveras(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Angels Camp(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

San Andreas(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sacramento(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 002N 013E 14 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM EST. W 1/2

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • PYRITE ABUNDANT IN VEIN AND ADJACENT WALL ROCK, W. CALCITE

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Pyrite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Phyllite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.51989, 38.0263
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 35 W
    Dip 70 NE

Comments on the geologic information

  • 3+ FT THICK VEIN

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Comments on the production information

  • EXTENSIVELY WORKED 1889 - 1895 . SOME WORK 1910 - 1918 . SURFACE PROSPECTED 1930S. CONSIDERABLE HIGH-GRADE ORE FOUND NEAR SURFACE WHEN MINE FIRST OPENED. ORE PRODUCED IN 1889 RAN $10-$12/TON AU.

Comments on the workings information

  • 2 INCLINED SHAFTS - 200+ FT, 150 FT APART, OPEN CUTS.

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. 74 , 187 , PL B

  • Deposit

    ERIC, J.H., STROMQUIST, A.A., & SWINNY, C.M., 1955 , GEOL. OF THE ANGELS CAMP AND SONORA QUADS., CALAVERAS & TUOLOMNE COS.: CALIF. DIV. MINES SPEC. REPORT. 41 , P. 51

  • Production

    CLARK, 1962

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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