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Birney Mine

Occurrence 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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10029078
MRDS ID M006429
Record type Site
Current site name Birney Mine
Related records 10163083

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.51517, 38.08102 (WGS84)
Relative position ON THE BIRNEY RANCH, 1 1/2 MI. NE OF ANGELS, JUST N OF HWY 4

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 003N 013E 26 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.51517, 38.08102
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: ELEVEN VEINS OF QUARTZ KNOWN ON THE SURFACE; TWO "BLIND VEINS" HAVE BEEN DISCOVERED BENEATH. THESE VEINS ALL OCCUR WITHIN A ZONE 200' WIDE IN ALTERED DIABASE (CHLORITIC AND TALCOSE SCHIST), AND CONTAIN FROM 3-4% AURIFEROUS IRON SULPHURETS. GOOD PROSPECTS OBTAINED ON SEVERAL OF THE VEINS. 110' SHAFT HAS BEEN SUNK. ORE TREATED IN 10-STAMP MILL.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • ACTIVE IN 1890S.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. SP. REPT. 41, P.48 AND PL. 3; REPT. 12, P. 90

  • Deposit

    CALIF. COUNTY REPT. NO. 2, P. 138

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MAP GP-561 SHOWS SEVERAL MINES IN SECTION MOST IN N1/2

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1972 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey

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