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Eclipse

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. Mining district
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10029093
MRDS ID M006449
Record type Site
Current site name Eclipse
Related records 10138185

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.56101, 38.0863 (WGS84)
Elevation 457
Relative position 1 1/2 MI NW OF ANGELS CAMP 1/4 MI N OF ALTAVILLE

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 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 003N 013E 29 California

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) -120.56101, 38.0863
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENSES
    Strike N 65 W
    Dip 70 NE
    Thickness 1.83M
    Depth to top 0M

Comments on the geologic information

  • SM INTERCONNECTING VEINS OF QUARTZ, THREE PARALLEL ZONES OF GOLD - BEARING ROCK WITH MINE ON CENTER BODY

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Smiths Flat

Comments on the production information

  • NO PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND, ACTIVE PRIOR AND DURING 1890'S

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 35.05M

Comments on the workings information

  • DEVELOPED BY 115 FT SHAFT AND 2 ADITS

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 148

  • Deposit

    CRAWFORD, J. J., 1894 , CALAVERAS COUNTY: 12TH REPT. STATE MIN.; CALIF MIN BUR, P 92 , 97

  • 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 303

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINS, SM INTERCONNECTING VEINS OF QTZ, THREE PARALLEL ZONES OF GOLD-BEARING ROCK WITH MINE ON CENTER BODY

Reporter information

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

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