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Collier Mine

Past Producer in Calaveras county in California, United States with commodities Gold, Zinc, Silver, Copper, Lead, Antimony
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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. Production statistics
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10029400
MRDS ID M006903
Record type Site
Current site name Collier Mine
Alternate or previous names Blood, Sandwich
Related records 10114430

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.391, 38.13935 (WGS84)
Elevation 853
Relative position 4 MI E OF MURPHYS, 1 MI W OF POWERHOUSE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Calaveras(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Murphys(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

San Andreas(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sacramento(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Stanislaus(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 014E 01 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM ACC SE 1/4 SEC

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Silver Primary
Copper Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Antimony Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Antimony Ore
Gold Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result ASSAY VALUE 1944 GIVES 8 % ZN, 1 % CU .75 % PB ORE WITH AU AND AG

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.391, 38.13935
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike W
    Dip 80 N

Comments on the geologic information

  • COUNTRY ROCKS OF CALAVERAS GROUP WHICH STRIKE ALMOST WEST

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Production statistics

  • Year 1944
    Period 1942 - 1944
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^8 % Zn, 1 % Cu .75 % Pb Ore With Au & Ag
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Lead Lead 1wt-pct
    Ore Copper Copper 1wt-pct
    Ore Zinc Zinc 8wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • DRILLED BY US BUR OF MINES 1944 , DISCOVERED 1878 WORKED ALMOST CONTINUALLY UNTILL 1899 , UP TO $6000 PER MO. OUTPUT. ACTIVE 1925 - 1926

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Area 2.428HA
    Overall depth 53.34M

Comments on the workings information

  • DEVELOPED BY 175 FT SHAFT & OVER 400 FT OF DRIFTS, SEVEN WEST - TRENDING DRIFT ADITS FROM 140 - 400 FT LONG AND RELATED RAISES & WINZES.

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 51 , 144

  • Deposit

    GOODWIN, J. G., 1957 , LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIF.: CALIF JOUR. MINES AND GEOL, VOL 53 NOS 3 & 4 , P 427

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINS, SILICEOUS SLATE MAIN VEIN HAS DARK-COLORED QTZ

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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