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Mohawk 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 10029106
MRDS ID M006468
Record type Site
Current site name Mohawk Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.58073, 38.07408 (WGS84)
Elevation 402
Relative position 2 MI FROM ANGELS CAMP ON COPPEROPOLIS RD

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 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 003N 013E 31 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM ACC NE 1/4

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • SOME HIGH GRADE POCKETS. ORE WHICH YIELDED $600 FOUND 200 FT FROM SHAFT

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.58073, 38.07408
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 45 W
    Dip NE
    Thickness 0.91M

Comments on the geologic information

  • 50 FT TO NW OF SHAFT THERE IS BLACK SLATE THEN QUARTZ VEIN THEN 100 FT OF BLACK SLATE OR SCHIST FOLLOWED BY HARD GREEN SCHIST

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Comments on the production information

  • ACTIVE 1924 , 1934

Comments on the workings information

  • DEVELOPED BY 200 FT INCLINED SHAFT WITH LEVELS AT 100 AND 200 FT, TWO E CROSSCUT ADITS AND OPEN CUTSCROSSCUT DRIFT ON 100-FT LEVEL; 350-FT DRIFT ON 200-FT LEVEL.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CLARK, W.B., LYDON, P.A., 1962 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF CALAVERAS COUNTY, CALIF.; COUNTY REPORT 2 ; CALIF. DIV. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, P. 34 - 35 , 168 , AND PL B

  • Deposit

    LOGAN, C.A., 1935 , MOTHER LODE GOLD BELT OF CALIF.: CDM BULL. 108 , P. 145

  • Deposit

    LOGAN, C.A., FRANKE, H., 1936 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF CALAVERAS COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 32 , NO. 3 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 275 AND 313

  • Production

    CLARK ( 1962 )

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN, VEIN WITH GOUGE ON 100 FT LEVEL. WALL ROCK SLATE GOUGE 3 FT IN THICKNESS WITH BRECCIATED QUARTZ.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1979 Mateik, R.; Albers, John P. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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