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Buck Brothers Mine

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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10028871
MRDS ID M006106
Record type Site
Current site name Buck Brothers Mine
Alternate or previous names Chapman, Plug Ugly Mine
Related records 10138622

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Centroid
Geographic coordinates: -120.65724, 38.18496 (WGS84)
Relative position Original record had no geographic coordinates; these coordinates were derived from the PLSS description provided.

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 20,21 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Centroid (1) -120.65724, 38.18496
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: MARIPOSA SLATE BEDROCK IS SOMEWHAT SMOOTH AND MOST OF THE GOLD IS FOUND IN THE CEMENTED GRAVEL.ONE FOOT OF BEDROCK AND 10' OF GRAVEL ARE MINED AND MILLED; PRESENT PAY GRAVEL IS 20' WIDE. GRAVEL IS WELL ROUNDED AND CONSISTS OF QUARTZ, SLATE, YELLOW BOULDERS, AND WHITE GRANITE. GOLD OF MEDIUM SIZE, WITH A TRACE OF SILVER (882.5 FINE) IS BEING PRODUCED. 210' INCLINED SHAFT WITH DRIFTS ON THE 174' LEVEL.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • 6 MEN EMPLOYED ONE SHAFT IN 1935

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. V. 32, NO. 3, P. 328-9, 357, 362, AND PL. 6

  • Deposit

    CALIF. COUNTY REPT. NO. 2, P. 191 AND PL. C

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-72 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey

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