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Vista 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 10028960
MRDS ID M006253
Record type Site
Current site name Vista Mine
Alternate or previous names Russell Mine
Related records 10259831

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.52906, 38.05908 (WGS84)
Relative position 1 MI S OF ANGELS CAMP

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 Stanislaus(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 002N 013E 03 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM EST. NW 1/4

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Pyrite Ore
Ankerite Gangue
Calcite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.52906, 38.05908
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike W
    Dip 35 N

Comments on the geologic information

  • VISTA VEIN ATTITUDE GIVEN. MOTHER LODE VEIN ATTITUDE IS N 30 W, 65 NE. ON MOTHER LODE. 15 FT THICK VISTA VEIN, OF QZ & CALCITE HAS GREENSTONE FOOTWALL & SLATE HANGING WALL. 16 FT THICK MOTHER LODE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Comments on the production information

  • ONE 2500 TON LOT OF ORE AVE $7/TON AU MOST PRODUCTION FROM VISTA, BUT ONE CROSSCUT TO MOTHER AVERAGED $4/TON

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Area 12.141HA

Comments on the workings information

  • 350 FT INCLINED ( 52 DEG ) SHAFT W LEVELS EACH 100 FT. 1350 FT OF DRIFTS, CROSSCUTS INTERSECTING VISTA VEIN & MOTHER LODE VEIN.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CLARK, W. B., & LYDON, P. A., 1962 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF CALAVERAS COUNTY, CALIF.: CALIF. DIV. MINES & GEOL., COUNTY REPORT 2 , P. 34 , 35 , 178 & PL B

  • Deposit

    LOGAN, C. A., FRANKE, H., 1936 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF CALAVERAS CO.: CDM CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL., VOL. 32 , NO. 3 , P. 292 - 294

  • Deposit

    ERIC, J. H., STROMQUIST, A. A., & SWINNY, C. M., 1955 , GEOL. OF THE ANGELS CAMP AND SONORA QUADS., CALAVERAS & TUOLOMNE COS.: CALIF. DIV. MINES SPEC. REPORT. 41 , P. 51

  • Production

    CLARK, 1962

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DUMP RECENTLY WORKED FOR ROAD ROCK. PATENTED AGRICULTURAL LAND. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Deposit VEIN

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1979 Hayden, F. (Albers, J.) U.S. Geological Survey

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