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Rising Sun

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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10102809
MRDS ID M006901
Record type Site
Current site name Rising Sun
Related records 10211271, 10259748

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.47433, 38.01685 (WGS84)
Relative position 4 MI WSW OF COLUMBIA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Calaveras(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Columbia(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 014E 19 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM EST NE 1/4

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • HIGH GRADE POCKETS AS HIGH GRADE SULFIDES IN VEIN

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
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist > Mica Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.47433, 38.01685
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • NARROW VEIN

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 OTHER PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND

Comments on the workings information

  • SEVERAL SHAFTS & SURFACE CUTS

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. 177

  • Deposit

    LOGAN, C.A., FRANKE, H., 1936 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF CALAVERAS CO.: CDM CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL., VOL. 32 , NO. 3 , P. 317

  • Deposit

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

  • Production

    CLARK, 1962

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN, POCKETS

Reporter information

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

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