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Bisbee

Past Producer in Calaveras county in California, United States with commodities Gold, Copper
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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. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10029117
MRDS ID M006484
Record type Site
Current site name Bisbee
Related records 10283994

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.56712, 38.06824 (WGS84)
Elevation 427
Relative position 1 1/2 MI W. OF ANGELS CAMP IN SMITHS FLAT

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 003N 013E 32 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Copper Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • CHALCOCITE PRESENT

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) -120.56712, 38.06824
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike NW
    Dip NE
    Depth to top 0M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: NUMBER OF VEINS NUMEROUS SMALL VEINS OF QUARTZ

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Production years 1860'S, 1870'S, 1896

Comments on the workings information

  • TWO SHAFTS ARE 40 FT APART WITH DRIFTS

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 138

  • Deposit

    CRAWFORD, J.J., 1896 , CALAVERAS COUNTY: 13TH REPT. STATE MIN.; CALIF. MIN. BUR. P. 98

  • Production

    CLARK ( 1962 )

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINS, NUMEROUS SMALL VEINS OF QUARTZ

Reporter information

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

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