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Galena - Gold Hill 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. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10029388
MRDS ID M006886
Record type Site
Current site name Galena - Gold Hill Mine
Alternate or previous names Gold - Galena
Related records 10259850

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.51545, 38.41519 (WGS84)
Elevation 902
Relative position 1 1/4 MI NE OF WEST POINT ON RIDGE SE OF SKULL FLAT

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Calaveras(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

West Point(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 35 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • ORE CARRIES MAINLY GALENA AND PYRITE

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Gold Ore
Pyrite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result ORE AVERAGED $80 PER TON

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.51545, 38.41519
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 16 W
    Dip 80 SW

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 1902 - 1906 , 1935 - 1936

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 60.96M

Comments on the workings information

  • DEVELOPED BY 200 FT SHAFT WITH LEVELS AT 100 AND 200 FT WITH DRIFTS OFF EACH 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 151

  • 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 258 , 305

  • Production

    CLARK ( 1962 ), LOGAN ( 1936 )

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINS, GALENA AND GOLD HILL, LATTER NOT RECENTLY DEVELOPED.

Reporter information

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

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