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Lava Cap Drift Mine

Occurrence 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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10029402
MRDS ID M006905
Record type Site
Current site name Lava Cap Drift Mine
Related records 10259949

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.40517, 38.1388 (WGS84)
Relative position 4 MI. E OF MURPHYS.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Calaveras(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Murphys(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

San Andreas(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sacramento(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Stanislaus(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 003N 014E 02 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.40517, 38.1388
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: OPERATIONS BY W. P. HOFSTETTER COMMENCED IN NOV. 1934, IN AN EFFORT TO MINE THE CATARACT CHANNEL WHICH COURSES SWWARD. 500' TUNNEL DRIVEN N 65 DEG. W, FROM END OF WHICH A 125' INCLINED RAISE WAS DRIVEN TO THE RIM OF THE CHANNEL; 100' DRIFT DRIVEN BETWEEN THE END OF THE RAISE AND ABOVE THE TUNNEL IN AN ENDEAVOR TO STRIKE THE CHANNEL AT A LOWER ELEVATION, BUT THIS WAS ALSO TOO FAR UP ON THE RIM. THE 500' TUNNEL IS TO BE EXTENDED FOR 200' IN ORDER TO REACH THE TROUGH OF THE CHANNEL.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. V. 32, NO. 3, P. 346 , 360 AND PL.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1972 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative California resources

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