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Tate Mine

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. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10029238
MRDS ID M006667
Record type Site
Current site name Tate Mine
Related records 10284477

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.5274, 38.2963 (WGS84)
Relative position 4 M SSW OF RAILROAD FLAT

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Calaveras(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Rail Road Flat(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 013E 10 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM EST. S 1/2 ?

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • VEIN CARRIES BASE ORE

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.5274, 38.2963
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 3.66M

Comments on the geologic information

  • LEDGE TO 12 FT THICK IN MICA SCHIST W. ABUNDANT SULFIDES.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Comments on the production information

  • 4-STAMP MILL AND TWO FLOTATION CELLS REMAINED ON PROPERTY. REOPENED IN 1932 AND OPERATED FOR ONE YEAR. NO OTHER INFORMATION FOUND.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 45.72M

Comments on the workings information

  • 150 FT SHAFT HAS LEVELS AT 50 , 100 , 130 AND 140 FT. TOTAL DRIFTS 170 FT.ALL DRIVEN SOUTH WERE ON 30, 50 AND 100-FT LEVELS.

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.

  • Deposit

    LOGAN, C.A., FRANKE, H., 1936 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF CALAVERAS CO.: CDM CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL., VOL. 32 , P. 290

  • Production

    LOGAN, 1936

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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