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Marquis Mine

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. 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 10102776
MRDS ID M006765
Record type Site
Current site name Marquis Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.49657, 38.38852 (WGS84)
Elevation 823
Relative position 2 MI SE OF W. POINT, ON MIDDLE FORK MOKELUMNE RIVER

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Calaveras(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Devils Nose(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Calaveras

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 006N 013E 12 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Lead Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • PRINCIPAL ORE SHOOT IS AT INTERSECTION OF S. SEGMENT OF VEIN AND FAULT-APPROX 6 FT IN DIA

Materials information

Materials Type of material
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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.49657, 38.38852
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Left Lateral Fault With A West Strike And Verticle Dip Displace Vein By 4 Ft

Ore body information

  • Strike N
    Dip W
    Thickness 0.41M
    Depth to top 0M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Comments on the production information

  • NO PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND. ACTIVE INTERMITTENTLY SINCE 1945

Comments on the workings information

  • DEVELOPED BY 85 FT W-INCLINED SHAFT WITH A LEVEL AT 80 FT, WITH CROSSCUTS AND RAISES

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 38 - 39 , 63 - 64 , 166 AND PLB

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINS, TWO SMALLER QTZ VEINS WERE ENCOUNTERED AT BOTTOM OF SHAFT AND APPEAR TO INTERSECT THE FAULTED N SEGMENT OF MAIN 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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