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Blizzard Mine

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. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Ownership information
  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 10029317
MRDS ID M006781
Record type Site
Current site name Blizzard Mine
Related records 10114070

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.5549, 38.36547 (WGS84)
Elevation 732
Relative position 3 MI S.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

Rail Road Flat(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 16 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Lead Secondary
Copper Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • ABUNDANT SULFIDES , SAID TO ASSAY $4 PER TON AU

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Amphibolite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.5549, 38.36547
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike W
    Dip N
    Thickness 0.61M

Comments on the geologic information

  • SMALL SEAMS OF CALCITE IN WALL ROCK ; GEOL.DESC: MAIN VEIN STRIKES EAST BUT TWO OTHER VEINS WHICH STRIKE NW AND TRAVERSE PROPERTY THEY ARE ALSO 2 FT THICK. SMALL SEAMS OF CALCITE IN WALL ROCK

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Production years 1933 - 1935 , 1936

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Bardsley And Shields

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Area 29.948HA

Comments on the workings information

  • DEVELOPED BY 157 FT INCLINED SHAFT, INTERSECTS EAST VEIN, WITH DRIFT FOR 300 FT TO W. AND 27 FT N CROSSCUT AT BOTTOM. OLD 180 FT INCLINED SHAFT TO WEST OF OTHER SHAFT CAVED

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 139

  • 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. 244 , 298

  • Production

    LOGAN, ( 1936 ), CLARK ( 1962 )

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MAIN VEIN STRIKES E WITH TWO OTHER VEINS WHICH STRIKE NW ARE 2 FT THICK.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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