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Poorman Mine

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. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10029329
MRDS ID M006799
Record type Site
Current site name Poorman Mine
Alternate or previous names Rand
Related records 10260118

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.54684, 38.36158 (WGS84)
Relative position 2 1/2 MI SW 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)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management CA)

Bureau of Land Management CA BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Calaveras

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 006N 013E 21 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM EST NE 1/4 ON RIDGE S OF MOKELUMNE RIVER

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 > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.54684, 38.36158
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N
    Dip 65 W

Comments on the geologic information

  • 3 FT THICK VEIN, W PORPHYRY DIKE ON BOTH WALLS, IN SLATE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Comments on the production information

  • A SMALL AMOUNT OF AU WAS PRODUCED IN 1914.

Comments on the workings information

  • 312 FT INCLINED SHAFT ALONG DIP OF VEIN W LEVELS AT 160 & 250 FT CAVED

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CLARK, W.B., & LYDON, P.A., 1962 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF CALAVERAS COUNTY, CALIF.: CALIF. DIV. MINES & GEOL., COUNTY REPORT 2 , P. 38 , 39 , 174 & PL B

  • Deposit

    LOGAN, C.A., FRANKE, H., 1936 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF CALAVERAS CO.: CDM CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL., VOL. 32 , NO. 3 , P. 282 & 316

  • Production

    CLARK, 1962

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN
Deposit OLD TAILINGS FROM THIS CLAIM WERE LOCATED BY ED KING AS THE LIBERTY BELL NO. 3 CLAIM AND MAY HAVE BEEN REWORKED - SEE LOGAN, 1936 ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1979 Hayden, F. (Albers, J.) U.S. Geological Survey

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