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Golden 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 10028659
MRDS ID M005772
Record type Site
Current site name Golden Hill Mine
Related records 10186860

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.71268, 38.22713 (WGS84)
Elevation 290
Relative position 3 1/2 MI NW OF SAN ANDRES

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Calaveras(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

San Andreas(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 004N 011E 01 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM NW 1/4

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • ORE IS MINERALIZED SCHIST

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result ORE REPORTED $1.70 - $3.50 PER TON AU

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.71268, 38.22713
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 30 W
    Dip NE
    Thickness 2.44M

Comments on the geologic information

  • SCHIST IS FINE - GRAINED

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 1870'S , 1890'S , 1896 - 1936 NO PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND

Comments on the workings information

  • DEVELOPED BY SHAFTS AND THEN OPEN CUTS, MAIN SHAFT 350 FT INCLINED SHAFT, OTHER SHAFTS INCLUDE 60 AND 100 FT SHAFTS SUNK IN 1896

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 55 , 153 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 270 AND 306

  • Production

    CLARK ( 1962 )

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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