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Gold Hill 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. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10102719
MRDS ID M006472
Record type Site
Current site name Gold Hill Mine
Alternate or previous names Claims: Clark Cons, Osborn, Placer Osborne Truax
Related records 10162820

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.57518, 38.0738 (WGS84)
Elevation 427
Relative position 1 MI DUE W OF ANGELS CAMP, N OF HWY 4

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Calaveras(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Angels Camp(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 003N 013E 32 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM ACC NW 1/4 SEC

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Chlorite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.57518, 38.0738
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 35 W
    Dip 60 - 70 NE
    Thickness 9.14M

Comments on the geologic information

  • COUNTRY ROCK IS CHLORITIC AMPHIBOLITE SCHIST, DARK MASSIVE FINE-GRAINED GREENSTONE WITH SMALLER AMOUNTS OF PHYLLITE AND SLATE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Comments on the production information

  • ACTIVE EARLY DAYS OF GOLD RUSH, $100,000 REMOVED FROM RICH SURFACE POCKETS, ACTIVE AGAIN 1890 - 1902 , 1936 , RECENT SURFACE EXPLORATION

Comments on the workings information

  • DEVELOPED BY INCLINED 330 FT SHAFT, LEVELS AT 165 AND 300 FT AND 2 ADITS, ONE A CROSSCUT JUST W OF SHAFT AND A DRIFT ADIT 200 YDS SE OF SHAFT. OVER 3000 FT OF DRIFTS, CONSIDERABLE STOPING SE OF SHAFT, NUMEROUS OPEN CUTS ON SURFACE, EXTENSIVE PROSPECTING

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CLARK, W. B., LYDON, P. A., 1962 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF CALAVERAS COUNTY, CALIF.; COUNTY REPORT 2 ; CALIF. DIV. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, P. 34 - 35 , 56 , 154 , AND PL B.

  • Deposit

    LOGAN, C. A., FRANKE, H., 1936 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF CALAVERAS COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 32 , NO. 3 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 242 .

  • Production

    CLARK ( 1962 )

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN, 10 - 30 FT THICK

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1979 Mateik, R.; Albers, John P. U.S. Geological Survey

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