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Little Gulch, Opal and Red Wonder Claims

Past Producer in Calaveras county in California, United States with commodities Gold, Lead
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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. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10029277
MRDS ID M006723
Record type Site
Current site name Little Gulch, Opal and Red Wonder Claims
Related records 10235518

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.49073, 38.40158 (WGS84)
Elevation 945
Relative position 2 1/2 MI E OF WEST POINT

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Calaveras(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Devils Nose(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

San Andreas(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sacramento(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Mokelumne(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 006N 013E 01 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Lead Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • ABUNDANT SULFIDES, HIGH GRADE ORE ON 45 FT LEVEL

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Gold Ore
Pyrite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result ORE FROM $90 - $220 PER TON AU REPORTED

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.49073, 38.40158
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Several Diorite Dikes Intersect Veins

Ore body information

  • Strike N
    Dip 80 W
    Thickness 1.07M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Best Ore Near Intersection With Diorite Dikes

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Comments on the production information

  • ACTIVE 1935 - 1936

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 76.2M

Comments on the workings information

  • DEVELOPED BY 250 FT SHAFT WITH LEVELS AT 45 AND 90 FT. DRIFT 125 FT N ON 45 FT LEVEL, AND 30 FT E ON 90 FT LEVEL-DRIFTS TOTAL 200 FT

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 163

  • Deposit

    LOGAN, C.A., FRANKE, H., 1936 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF CALAVERAS CO.: CDM CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL., VOL. 32 , NO. 3 , P 268 - 269

  • Production

    LOGAN ( 1936 )

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINS, SMALL PARALLEL HIGH GRADE VEINS FROM .5 TO 3 5 FT THICK, SMALL AMOUNT OF TALC GOUGE ON SIDE OF VEIN. BEST ORE NEAR INTERSECTION WITH DIORITE DIKES.

Reporter information

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

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