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Donner Mine

Past Producer in Calaveras county in California, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Silver
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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. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Workings at the site
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10235727
MAS/MILS ID 0060090396
Record type Site
Current site name Donner Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -120.65041, 38.01771 (WGS84)
Elevation 488
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Calaveras(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Salt Spring Valley(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

San Andreas(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sacramento(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower San Joaquin River(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 002 N 012 E 16 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Gold Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -120.65041, 38.01771
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method SHRINKAGE METHODS
    Percent Waste Rock 5
    Hardness of Rock HARDROCK FISSURED WITH MODERATE WATER
    1st Condition of Workings UNKNOWN
    Capacity 0
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 0
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 357
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1970

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    REF 1 CALIF.DIV.OF MINES, COPPER IN CALIF.,BULL.144, CALIF.

  • Deposit

    NAT.RES.,1948. INCLUDES PLATES OF MINE MAPS & REFER

  • Deposit

    REF 2 LYMAN MOORE DATA FROM 1970 EVALUATION

  • Deposit

    REF 3 CALIF.DIV.OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, MINES AND MINERAL RES

  • Deposit

    OF CALAVERAS COUNTY, CALIF., COUNTY REPORT NO.2, 19

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PRELIMINARY COMMENT. PROPERTY NOT COSTED DUE TO SMALL AMOUNT RESERVES. REC 120 BOXES FLAGGED .0001 OR .00001 DENOTE THAT NO COSTS A ENTERED AS ORE RESERVES ARE TOO SMALL TO USE. REC 151 SAME AS REC 120. REC 160 IF PROPERTY WAS EVER MINED THE ORE WOULD PROBABLY BE TO THE PENN MILL (ID 060090102) FOR PROCESSING.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 04-NOV-1983 Lewis, J.D. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative California resources

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