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Ambrosia 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 10102663
MRDS ID M006131
Record type Site
Current site name Ambrosia Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.66545, 38.17408 (WGS84)
Elevation 335
Relative position BY STATE HWY 49, 2 MI S. E. OF SAN ANDRES

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Calaveras(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

San Andreas(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 004N 012E 28 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM EST, E. HALF OF SECTION

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 Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
    Rock unit name Calveras Formation
    Rock description Calveras Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.66545, 38.17408
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike NW
    Dip 75 NE
    Width 15.24M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: SLATE HANGING WALL, SCHIST FOOTWALL

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Comments on the production information

  • NO PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND - PATENTED CLAIM, FREE MILLING ORE

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 9.14M

Comments on the workings information

  • DEVELOPED BY A 30 FT. SHAFT

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. 135 AND PL B

  • Deposit

    KERR, M. B., 1900 , REGISTER OF MINES AND MINERALS, COUNTY OF CALAVERAS CALIF. MIN. BUR.

  • Production

    KERR ( 1900 )

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN

Reporter information

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

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