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Prussian Hill

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. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10076498
MRDS ID W023529
Record type Site
Current site name Prussian Hill
Alternate or previous names Del Monte
Related records 10259973

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.34517, 38.31547 (WGS84)
Elevation 1097
Relative position 3 1/2 MI N OF WHITE PINES

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Calaveras(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Dorrington(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

San Andreas(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sacramento(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Mokelumne(hydrologic unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Stanislaus National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Calaveras

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 005N 015E 05 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.34517, 38.31547
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike E
    Dip 85 N
    Thickness 1.52M

Comments on the geologic information

  • 2 - 5 FT. THICK VEIN. 3 100 FT WIDE ORE SHOOTS, 3 FT THICK IN UPPER ADIT.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Comments on the production information

  • IN EARLY 1870S YIELDED UP TO $3000/WK. A SMALL AMOUNT OF AU ORE WAS PRODUCED IN 1914.

Comments on the workings information

  • 1100 FT CROSSCUT LOWER ADIT, 1200 FT CROSSCUT ADIT AND SHAFT. 300 FT ABOVE.

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. 175 & PL B

  • Deposit

    TUCKER, W. B., 1916 , CALAVERAS COUNTY: CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL., 14TH REPORT STATE MINERALOGIST, P. 76

  • Production

    CLARK, 1962

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN, ORE SHOOTS

Reporter information

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

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