| Deposit ID | 10102615 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M005717 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Collier Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Blood |
| Related records | 10114244 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -120.71684, 37.92185 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 6 MILES SW OF COPPEROPOLIS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Calaveras(county)
California(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Copperopolis(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Oakdale(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
San Jose(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | California | Calaveras |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 001N | 011E | 24 | California |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Antimony | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Result | GOLD |
|---|---|
| Result | .07 - .112 OZ/TON, AG |
| Result | 2.94 - 4.92 OZ/TON PB |
| Result | .26 - .91 %, CU |
| Result | 1.17 - 1.90 %, ZN |
| Result | 8.75 - 13.46 %. |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone |
| (1) | -120.71684, 37.92185 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Fault; East-Dipping High-Angle, With Numerous Subsidiary Spur Faults On Hanging Wall. Several Cross Faults Offsetting The "Footwall Fault", As Well As The Ore. |
| General form | LENTICULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | NW |
| Dip | 50 NE |
| Plunge | 43 N |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Production years | 1942 - 1944 |
| Year | 1944 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Period | 1942 - 1944 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Material | ORE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^8 % Zn, 1 % Cu, 0.75 % Pb | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 175.26M |
| Overall depth | 53.34M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M005717 |
GOODWIN, J.G., 1957 , LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY; VOL. 53 NO. 354 , P. 427 .
HEYL, G.R., 1948 , ZINC-COPPER MINES OF THE QUAIL HILL AREA, CALAVERAS COUNTY, CALIFORNIA; COPPER IN CALIFORNIA BULL. 144 , DIV. OF MINES, P. 124 - 125.
GOODWIN, J.G., 1957 , P. 427 (SEE REF.)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 1944, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES DRILLED TWO HOLES, ALL HOLES DISCLOSED PRESENCE OF ZINC, COPPER, GOLD AND SILVER-BUT NO COMMERCIAL ORE INTERSECTED. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1972 | Gere, W. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-DEC-1978 | Fraticelli, L. A. (Albers, J.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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