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Duryea Shaw Mine

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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10109143
MRDS ID M005872
Record type Site
Current site name Duryea Shaw Mine
Related records 10284714

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.71712, 38.26824 (WGS84)
Relative position 1 1/2 MI. S OF MOKELUMNE HILL. NE1/4.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Calaveras(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mokelumne Hill(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 005N 011E 24 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.71712, 38.26824
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: DURYEA CHANNEL COURSES THROUGH THIS PROPERTY AND TRENDS SW; IS 100' WIDE AND CONTAINS 30-40' OF ROUNDED QUARTZ GRAVEL AND CLEAN SAND OVERLAIN BY 10-20' OF COMPACT QUARTZ SAND, RHYOLITIC FLOWS AND TUFF, AND ANDESITIC TUFF AND BRECCIA. FIRST ACTIVE AS SHAW HYDRAULIC MINE FROM 1866-1871. WORKED FROM 1872-76 USING A MONITOR.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • SAID TO HAVE YIELDED $500,000 BY HYDRAULICKING. DRIFTING BEGUN IN MID 1876 AND REMAINED ACTIVE UNTIL 1911. WORKINGS INCLUDE A 2000' AND A 700' ADIT, A 300' CROSSCUT, SEVERAL SHORTER ADITS, AND BREASTS AS MUCH AS 14' HIGH.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. COUNTY REPT. NO. 2, P. 87, 195 AND PL. C; V. 32,NO. 3, P. 358 AND 363

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1972 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey

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