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Ilex Mine

Past Producer in Calaveras county in California, United States with commodities Gold, Copper, Antimony, 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. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  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 10102675
MRDS ID M006225
Record type Site
Current site name Ilex Mine
Alternate or previous names Anglo-Saxon, Tiger
Related records 10138220

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.62101, 38.3263 (WGS84)
Elevation 610
Relative position 1/2 MI SE OF RICH GULCH SITE, 2 1/2 MI SW OF GLENCO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Calaveras(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Rail Road Flat(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 006N 012E 35 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM ACC SE 1/4 SEC

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Copper Tertiary
Antimony Critical Tertiary
Lead Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • SULFIDES, ILEX VEIN CONTAINED ORE SHOOT 240 FT LONG

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Gold Ore
Pyrite Ore
Stibnite 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 Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.62101, 38.3263
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Diorite Dikes Associated With Veins

Ore body information

  • General form VEIN
    Strike N 70 - 85 E
    Dip 85 S

Comments on the geologic information

  • AT LEAST 7 PARALLEL VEINS WITH STRIKE FROM N 70 - 85 E AND STEEPLY DIPPING MAIN VEIN-ILEX IN CENTER OF VEIN SYSTEM, COUNTRY ROCK COARSE SCHIST AND IMPURE QUARTZITE WITH GRANODIORITE GNEISS TO NORTH. DIORITE DIKES ASSOCIATED WITH VEINS

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 1850'S AND 1860'S - TO 1890'S, 1935 - 1943 , 1945 - 1948

Comments on the workings information

  • DEVELOPED BY 270 FT SHAFT, INCLINED AND VERTICLE, AND A 100 FT DRIFT ADIT ON ILEX VEIN WITH SEVERAL SHORTER DRIFTS ON OTHER VEINS. NUMEROUS OPEN CUTS

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. 59 - 60 , 159 AND PL B

  • 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. 264 - 265 AND 309

  • Production

    CLARK ( 1962 )

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINS, AT LEAST 7 PARALLEL VEINS, STEEPLY DIPPING, MAIN VEIN, ILEX, IN CENTER OF VEIN SYSTEM, COUNTRY ROCK IS COARSE SCHIST AND IMPURE QUARTZITE WITH GRANODIORITE TO NORTH.

Reporter information

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

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