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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10029423
MRDS ID M006936
Record type Site
Current site name Norfolk Mine
Related records 10284189

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.44183, 38.12435 (WGS84)
Relative position 1 MI. SE OF MURPHYS.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Calaveras(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Columbia(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 09 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.44183, 38.12435
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: DRIFT MINE. THE CHANNEL IS MUCH DISTURBED, PORTIONS OF IT STANDING VERTICALLY, AND ALL PARTS OF THE DEPOSIT STANDING AT A HIGH ANGLE AND MUCH BROKEN; DISTURBANCE APPEARS TO BE PARTLY DUE TO THE INTRUSION OF IGNEOUS MATERIAL AND FAULTING OF THE ROCKS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKED THROUGH INCLINE SHAFT 200' DEEP; HAS WELL-ARRANGED HOISTING AND SLUICING PLANT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. V. 32, NO. 3, P. 361

  • Deposit

    REPT. 12, P. 96

Reporter information

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

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Authoritative California resources

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