Water Man

Past Producer in Calaveras county in California, United States with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  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. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10034708
MRDS ID M021588
Record type Site
Current site name Water Man
Alternate or previous names Fairfax, Centennial
Related records 10259618

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.52933, 38.05797 (WGS84)
Relative position 1 MI S OF ANGELS CAMP

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Calaveras(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Angels Camp(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 002N 013E 03 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM EST NW 1/4

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • GOOD ASSAYS IN SCHIST TO 300 FT. DEPTH

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Pyrite Ore
Ankerite Gangue
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 > Gabbro
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.52933, 38.05797

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 20 W
    Dip 55 NE

Comments on the geologic information

  • 5 FT. VEIN W GREEN SCHIST FOOTWALL & METAGABBRO HANGING WALL. VEIN IS SAID TO BE SAME THAT IS FOUND IN GOLD CLIFF & MADISON CLAIMS. DIORITE DIKE ADJOINS VEIN ON HANGING WALL. LOGAN, 1935 , REPORTS COUNTRY ROCK AS AMPHIBOLITE SCHIST.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Comments on the production information

  • EXTENSIVELY WORKED MANY YEARS AGO

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN INCLINED SHAFT, 225 FT. DIAMOND DRILLED TO 1000 FT.

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.

  • Deposit

    LOGAN, C.A., 1935 , MOTHER LODE GOLD BELT OF CALIF.: CDM BULL. 108 , P. 151

  • Deposit

    TUCKER, W.B., 1916 , CALAVERAS COUNTY: CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL., 14TH REPORT STATE MINERALOGIST, P. 112

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-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.

External references

Authoritative California resources

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