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Great Western Or Right Bower

Past Producer in Calaveras county in California, United States with commodities Gold, Lead
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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. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10029479
MRDS ID M007023
Record type Site
Current site name Great Western Or Right Bower
Related records 10138641

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.46072, 38.18491 (WGS84)
Elevation 671
Relative position 2 1/2 MI N OF MURPHYS, NEAR INDIAN CREEK

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 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 004N 014E 20 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Lead Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • PB MINOR PRODUCTION AS BY PRODUCT

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.46072, 38.18491
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 55 W
    Dip 65 NE
    Thickness 0.61M
    Depth to top 0M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Mineralization Associated With Porphyry Dike

Comments on the geologic information

  • COUNTRY ROCK DARK SILICEOUS SLATE

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 1890'S , 1905 , 1954 - 1962 , 1939 - 1940

Comments on the workings information

  • DEVELOPED BY 3 ADITS; UPPER, MIDDLE AND LOWER; 175 , 280 AND 520 FT LONG RESPECTIVELY

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 36 - 37 , 63 176 & PL B

  • Deposit

    GOODWIN, J. G., 1957 , LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIF.: CALIF. DIV. MINES. VOL. 53 , NOS. 3 & 4 , P. 426

  • 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 262 AND 307

  • Production

    CLARK, ( 1962 ), GOODWIN ( 1957 )

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN

Reporter information

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

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