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Keltz 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. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10029372
MRDS ID M006859
Record type Site
Current site name Keltz Mine
Related records 10211071

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.49629, 38.44352 (WGS84)
Elevation 914
Relative position 4 MI. NE OF WEST POINT 1/4 MI. S OF POWERHOUSE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Calaveras(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Devils Nose(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Calaveras

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 007N 013E 24 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM ACC S 1/2 SEC

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • ORE SHOOTS 50 & 100 FT. IN LENGTH, ABUNDANT SULFIDES

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.49629, 38.44352
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Fine-Grained Diorite Dike Associated With Vein

Ore body information

  • Strike N 5 W
    Dip 75 W
    Thickness 1.22M

Comments on the geologic information

  • SERIES OF PARALLEL VEINS WITH MOST WORK ON MAIN OR KELTZ VEIN WHICH IS 1 1/2 - 4 FT THICK FINE GRAINED DIORITE DIKES ASSOCIATED WITH VEIN

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Skull Flat

Comments on the production information

  • ACTIVE EARLY DAYS OF GOLDRUSH, 1880'S, 1890'S, 1921 , 1940 - 1941

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Area 8.499HA

Comments on the workings information

  • DEVELOPED BY 450 FT. E CROSSCUT ADIT, PORTAL 100 FT. ABOVE MOKELUMNE RIVER, SEVERAL OLDER ADITS, DRIFTS AND 80 FT. SHAFT

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. 38 - 39 , 60 , 160 AND PL B

  • 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. 309

  • Deposit

    TUCKER, W.B., 1916 , CALAVERAS COUNTY: CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL., 14 TH REPORT STATE MINERALOGIST, P. 88

  • Production

    CLARK ( 1962 )

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN, SERIES OF PARALLEL VEINS WITH MAIN VEIN CALLED KELTZ VEIN. IT IS 1 - 4 FT THICK.

Reporter information

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

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