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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10102648
MRDS ID M006021
Record type Site
Current site name Butcher Shop Mine
Related records 10259736

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.68573, 37.99491 (WGS84)
Elevation 305
Relative position 3 MI WNW OF COPPEROPOLIS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Calaveras(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Copperopolis(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Oakdale(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Jose(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower San Joaquin River(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 012E 29 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Pyrite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.68573, 37.99491
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike NW
    Dip NE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Comments on the production information

  • ACTIVE 1947 - 1950 . NO PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 9.14M

Comments on the workings information

  • DEVELOPED BY SHAFT 26 FT NE CROSSCUT TO VEIN WITH 75 FT SE AND 65 FT NW DRIFTS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CLARK, W.B., LYDON, P.A., 1962 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF CALAVERAS COUNTY, CALIF.; COUNTY REPORT 2 ; CALIF. DIV. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, P. 44 , 142 AND PL

  • Production

    CLARK ( 1962 )

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN, HANGING WALL SERPENTINE AND MARIPOSITE, FOOTWALL MARIPOSA SLATE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1979 Mateik, R.; Albers, John P. U.S. Geological Survey

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