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Balaklava Mine

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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10029462
MRDS ID M006990
Record type Site
Current site name Balaklava Mine
Alternate or previous names I.X.L. Mine
Related records 10138158

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.46017, 38.06658 (WGS84)
Relative position ABOUT 3 MI. BY ROAD S. OF VALLECITO. NW1/4 SE1/4

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Calaveras(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Columbia(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 32 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: CONSISTS OF 80 ACRES; SAID TO BE ON THE CATARACT CHANNEL WHICH EXTENDS SOUTHEASTWARD INTO TUOLUMNE COUNTY. 30' PAYSTREAK IN SOFT GRAVEL YIELDED $3 PER CARLOAD. HYDRAULIC AND DRIFT MINE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • HYDRAULICKED PRIOR TO 1896; DRIFTED 1896-1900. DRIFTING SHOWED GROUND RICH BUT IDLE. FAULTED.

Comments on the workings information

  • OLD 400' INCLINED SHAFT, WITH A LEVEL AT 375' FROM WHICH AN OLD DRIFT WAS RUN ABOUT 100' SW.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. V. 32, NO. 3, P. 326-7 AND 356 AND PL. 6

  • Deposit

    REPT. 12, P. 89

  • Deposit

    USGS FOLIO 51, BIG TREES

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ADD. REF.: CALIF. REPT. 20, P. 6; COUNTY REPT. NO. 2, P. 189 AND PL. C

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative California resources

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