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Centennial

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10029289
MRDS ID M006737
Record type Site
Current site name Centennial
Alternate or previous names New Champion Mine
Related records 10235572

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.54712, 38.40047 (WGS84)
Elevation 838
Relative position 1 MI W. 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

West Point(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 04 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM SE 1/4 SEC

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Lead Tertiary
Copper Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • 400 FT LEVEL 100 FT IN ENCOUNTERED RICH ORE OF AU AND GALENA

Materials information

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

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) -120.54712, 38.40047
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Dike Of Medium Grained Diorite Along Footwall Of Vein

Ore body information

  • General form VEIN
    Strike N 15 W
    Dip 50 SW
    Thickness 1.22M

Comments on the geologic information

  • LENSE - SHAPED QUARTZ VEIN WITHIN DIORITE DIKE, DIP OF DIKE AND VEIN ARE S AND E WITH 35 - 65 DEG DIP. COUNTRY ROCK IS GRANODIORITE. MAIN ORE SHOOT 10 INCHES TO 4 FEET WITH STOPE LENGTH OF 90 FT. AND MINED DOWN TO 700 FT.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Comments on the production information

  • WORKED 1937 - 1940 AND 1946 - 1954

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 60.96M

Comments on the workings information

  • MINE DEVELOPED BY 200 FT INCLINED SHAFT WITH LEVELS AT 100 AND 200 FT AND 55 FT INCLINED SHAFT ABOUT 400 FT TO SE ON 100 FT LEVEL DRIFT 90 FT TO SE, AT 200 FT LEVEL 650 FT SE AND 350 FT TO NW, WINZE AND STOPES

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 38 - 39 , 50 143 AND PL 13

Reporter information

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

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