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Vogelsang Mine

Past Producer in Calaveras county in California, United States with commodities Chromium, Iron
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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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10162613
MRDS ID M005830
MAS/MILS ID 0060090266
Record type Site
Current site name Vogelsang Mine
Alternate or previous names City of Stockton, Mcafee Lease
Related records 10109139

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -120.75491, 38.15271 (WGS84)
Elevation 274
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Calaveras(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Valley Springs(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 004 N 011 E 34 SW California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Tertiary
Iron Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Unknown
Muscovite Unknown
Plagioclase Unknown
Pyroxene Unknown
Serpentine Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -120.75491, 38.15271
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N35W
    Dip 75N
    Thickness 91M
    Length 15M
    Width 15M
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SHEAR ZONE
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin MAGMATIC DIFFER
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Secondary Ore Control FAULTING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. INTENSE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 CARBONITIZATION
    Strike And Dip N35W:75N
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 820414

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Carson Hill

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner G. D. Vogelsang
    Home office California
    Year 1976

Comments on the production information

  • OVER 200 TONS OF ORE HAVE BEEN SHIPPED. OPERATIONS CEASED WHEN THE ARMISTICE WAS SIGNED INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR MATRIX CALCULATIONS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CDM AND G BULL 134,PT.3,CHAP.2,P.48-49,AND PL.5.

  • Deposit

    CAL. COUNTY REPORT NO.2,CALAVERASCO. P.21-22,AND PL.D

  • Deposit

    U.S.G.S BULL 430,P.176

  • Deposit

    MINERAL PROPERTY FILE NO.15.10

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Hayashi U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative California resources

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