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Rainier Victor Claims: Hecla, Aetna, Vesuvius, Alta

Occurrence in Calaveras county in California, United States with commodity Gold
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  1. Identification information
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  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
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  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10029083
MRDS ID M006437
Record type Site
Current site name Rainier Victor Claims: Hecla, Aetna, Vesuvius, Alta
Related records 10138231

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.55212, 38.08102 (WGS84)
Relative position 1/2 MI. N OF ANGELS CAMP, NE1/4

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 28 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.55212, 38.08102
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: THE GRAVEL IS CEMENTED AND HAS TO BE MILLED. OPERATED STEADILY THROUGHOUT 1923 AND MADE A SMALL PRODUCTION OF GOLD. SMALL AMOUNT OF PLATINUM RECOVERED FROM AURIFEROUS BLUE CLAY AT BOTTOM OF SHAFT DURING OPERATIONS IN 1920-21.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • WORKED INTERMITTENTLY 1908-1912, 1922-26

Comments on the workings information

  • DRIFTS DRIVEN E TO CENTRAL HILL CHANNEL AND SMALL BLOCKS OF GRAVEL AVER. $5-$6 PER TON WERE MINED S AND NW OF SHAFT. PROPERTY ACQUIRED BY CALAVERAS CENTRAL GOLD MINING CO., LTD., IN MID-1931.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. V. 32, NO. 3, P. 364, 356, 359

  • Deposit

    REPT. 21, P. 161; REPT. 20, P. 7; SP. REPT. 41, P. 351-52 AND PL. 3

  • Deposit

    CALIF. COUNTY REPT. NO 2, P. 92-93 AND 209; MAP GP-561

Reporter information

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

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