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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 10029084
MRDS ID M006438
Record type Site
Current site name Unknown

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.55545, 38.08074 (WGS84)
Elevation 475
Relative position IN ALTAVILLE BY JUNCTION STATE HWYS 8 AND 49

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 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM EST, SW 1/4 OF SECTION

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 > Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.55545, 38.08074
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike NW
    Dip 75 DEG NE

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: ON MOTHER LODE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Production years 1860'S AND 1890'S

Comments on the production information

  • NO PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND, PATENTED CLAIM, ORE TREATED IN 8 STAMP STEAM MILL AND STEAM HOIST

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Unknown
    Length 121.92M
    Overall depth 121.92M

Comments on the workings information

  • DEVELOPED BY 400 FT. SHAFT

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. 135 AND PL

  • Production

    CLARK, 1962

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN

Reporter information

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

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