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McKisson 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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10029320
MRDS ID M006786
Record type Site
Current site name McKisson Mine
Alternate or previous names Etna Mine
Related records 10211403

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.58684, 38.37352 (WGS84)
Relative position 1 MI. N OF GLENCOE, ON S SLOPE ABOVE THE SO. FK. OF MOKELUMNE RIVER. NE1/4 SE1/4

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Calaveras(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Rail Road Flat(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

San Andreas(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sacramento(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Mokelumne(hydrologic unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management CA)

Bureau of Land Management CA BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Calaveras

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 006N 013E 18 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.58684, 38.37352
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: TWO QUARTZ FISSURE VEINS STRIKE A LITTLE N OF E AND DIP 75 DEG. S. ORE OCCURS IN LENSES & VARIES FROM 6"TO 4'IN WIDTH; SAID TO AVERAGE ABOUT $20 A TON. IT IS BASE, WITH SOME FREE GOLD. BOTH WALLS ARE GRANODIORITE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • ENOUGH ORE DEVELOPED TO JUSTIFY A 5-STAMP MILL WHICH WAS BEING ERECTED IN 1935.

Comments on the workings information

  • THE LOWER DITCH TUNNEL LEVEL HAS OPENED UP THE VEIN FOR 1020'; MILL TUNNEL LEVEL IS A 717' DRIFT ON THE VEIN. A 178' RAISE CONNECTS THE TWO TUNNELS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. V. 32, NO. 3, P. 274-5

  • Deposit

    CALIF. COUNTY REPT. NO. 2, P. 38-39, 53, 149, AND PL. B

Reporter information

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

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