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Tangier

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. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10029358
MRDS ID M006838
Record type Site
Current site name Tangier
Alternate or previous names Tanger
Related records 10259624

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.59351, 38.34185 (WGS84)
Elevation 305
Relative position 1 MI SW OF GLENCOE

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 Calaveras(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;006N 013E;012E 30;25 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM EST. SW 1/4 SEC 30

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • SEVERAL HIGH GRADE POCKETS

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) -120.59351, 38.34185
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N
    Dip 70 E

Comments on the geologic information

  • VEIN 14 FT THICK IN MICA SCHIST. KERR, 1900 , SHOWS STRIKE NW

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Area 7.689HA
    Overall depth 22.86M

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN DRIFT ADIT AND INCLINED SHAFT.

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 , 183

  • Deposit

    LOGAN, C.A., FRANKE, H., 1936 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF CALAVERAS CO.: CDM CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL., VOL. 32 , P. 320

  • Deposit

    KERR, M.B., 1900 , REGISTER OF MINES AND MINERALS, CALAVERAS CO.: CALIF. MIN. BUR., 27 P. 17

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN

Reporter information

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

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