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Star of India

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. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10034704
MRDS ID M021584
Record type Site
Current site name Star of India
Alternate or previous names Curtis
Related records 10114322

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.56601, 38.05741 (WGS84)
Relative position 1 1/2 MI SW OF ANGELS CAMP

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Calaveras(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Angels Camp(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 002N;003N 013E;013E 05;31,32 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM EST NE 1/4 SEC 5

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 Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite > Diabase
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.56601, 38.05741
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike NW
    Dip NE
    Thickness 15.24M

Comments on the geologic information

  • 40 - 50 FT. THICK VEIN ZONE ON MOTHER LODE - VEINS AND LENSES OF QZ IN SLATY, SPLINTERY AND SCHISTOSE DIABASE, ALTERED TO CHLORITIC & TALCOSE SCHISTS. RETICULATED SYSTEMS OF SMALL QZ VEINS ARE QUITE COMMON.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Smith'S Flat

Land status

Ownership category Private

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Area 22.663HA

Comments on the workings information

  • ADIT & SCHAFTS

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. 181

  • Deposit

    LOGAN, C.A., FRANKE, H., 1936 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF CALAVERAS CO.: CDM CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL., VOL. 32 , NO. 3 , P. 319

  • Deposit

    CRAWFORD, J.J., 1896 , CALAVERAS COUNTRY: CALIF. MIN. BUR. 13 TH REPORT STATE MINERALOGIST, P. 120

  • Deposit

    CRAWFORD, J.J., 1894 , 12 TH REPORT OF STATE MINERALOGIST: CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL., P. 96

  • Production

    CLARK 1962

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINS

Reporter information

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

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