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Gottschalk 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 10028849
MRDS ID M006079
Record type Site
Current site name Gottschalk Mine
Related records 10211294

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.69712, 38.21185 (WGS84)
Elevation 247
Relative position 1 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 012E 07 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM ACC SW 1/4

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.69712, 38.21185
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike NW
    Dip NE
    Thickness 6.1M

Comments on the geologic information

  • VEIN FROM 2 - 20 FT THICK, BLACK SLATE FOOT WALL AND AMPHIBOLITE HANGING WALL, ALSO SEVERAL E STICKING VEINS, WITH DEVELOPMENT WORK ON THEM. COARSE WHITE QUARTZ OUTCROPS AT SURFACE

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 PRIOR AND DURING 1890'S

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 149.96M

Comments on the workings information

  • DEVELOPED BY 110 FT AND A 492 FT SHAFT WHICH CONNECTS TO A 500 FT ADIT ON 192 FT LEVEL AND A 200 FT DRIFT ON 100 FT LEVEL

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 155 AND PL B

  • Deposit

    CRAWFORD, J. J., 1896 , CALAVERAS COUNTRY: CALIF. MIN. BUR. 13TH REPORT STATE MINERALOGIST, P. 106 - 7

  • 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 262 AND 307

  • Production

    CLARK ( 1962 )

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN, FROM 2 - 20 FT THICK BLACK SLATE FOOTWALL AND AMPHIBOLITE HANGING WALL, ALSO SEVERAL E STRICKING VEINS WITH DEVELOPING WORK ON THEM. COARSE WHITE QTZ OUTCROPS AT SURFACE

Reporter information

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

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