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Sanderson 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 10029366
MRDS ID M006851
Record type Site
Current site name Sanderson Mine
Related records 10284122

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.51851, 38.32685 (WGS84)
Relative position 5 MI. S OF WEST POINT

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 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 006N 013E 35 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM EST. SW 1/4 JUST E OF RAILROAD-MTN. RANCH RD.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • ABUNDANT SULFIDES, 1930S HIGH GRADE ORE WAS FROM THE 360 FT. LEVEL

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.51851, 38.32685
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form PINCH & SWELL
    Strike NNE
    Dip 60 E
    Thickness 0.91M

Comments on the geologic information

  • 8 IN. TO 3 FT. THICK VEIN QTZ, WHITE TO DARK GRAY, IN SLATE AND QZ-MICA 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

  • EXTENSIVELY WORKED 1869 - 1875. IDLE UNTIL 1933 .

Comments on the workings information

  • 400 FT. INCLINED SHAFT W 100 , 200 , 300 & 360 FT. LEVELS. SHORT DRIFTS AT EACH LEVEL. MOST DEVELOPMENT WORK DONE 1871-1875.

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. 38 - 39 , 69 , 179 , PL B

  • Deposit

    LOGAN, C. A., FRANKE, H., 1936 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF CALAVERAS CO.: CDM CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL., VOL. 32 , NO. 3 , P. 277 - 8 , 318

  • 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

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