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Right Bower

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 10034698
MRDS ID M021578
Record type Site
Current site name Right Bower
Alternate or previous names Great Western, Western

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.45961, 38.18491 (WGS84)

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

Comments on the location information

  • UTM ACC W 1/2 N OF INDIAN CREEK

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • GOLD IS USUALLY ASSOCIATED IN GALENA

Materials information

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

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.45961, 38.18491
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike W
    Dip 90

Comments on the geologic information

  • SERIES OF NARROW QTZ VEINS IN MICA SCHIST, QTZ-MICA SCHIST & GRAPHITIC SCHIST. A NUMBER OF DIKES OF FINE-GRAINE DIORTE & QTZ DIORITE ARE PRESENT. VEINS ARE INTENSELY FAULTED & SHEARED

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Comments on the production information

  • AT THE TIME OF CLARKS REPORT THE MINE HAD BEEN ACTIVE SINCE 1954 , AND OPERATORS WERE WORKING A SMALL RICH ORE BODY. NO PRODUCTION FIGURES FOUND

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 42.67M

Comments on the workings information

  • N CROSSCUT ADIT - 2 BRANCHES 500 FT. FROM PORTAL. 300 FT. INTO NW BRANCH IS A 140 FT. VERT WINZE. A CUT BEING DRIVEN N AT TIME OF CLARK, 1962 , ACCOUNT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CLARK, W.B., & LYDON, P.A., 1962 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF CALAVERAS COUNTY, CALIF.: CALIF. DIV. MINES & GEOL., COUNTY REPORT 2 , P. 67 , 176

  • Deposit

    CRAWFORD, J.J., 1896 , CALAVERAS COUNTRY: CALIF. MIN. BUR. 13 TH REPORT STATE MINERALOGIST, P. 117

  • Production

    CLARK, 1962

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1979 Hayden, F. (Albers, J.) 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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