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Oriole 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. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10102679
MRDS ID M006249
Record type Site
Current site name Oriole Mine
Alternate or previous names Big Bonanza, Harris Nemo
Related records 10260208

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.54044, 38.05158 (WGS84)
Relative position 1 MI W 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 013E 03 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM EST. SW 1/4

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 > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.54044, 38.05158
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N
    Dip E
    Thickness 15.24M

Comments on the geologic information

  • 10 - 50 FT VEIN ON MOTHER LODE - DEAD HORSE LEAD VEIN IS 10 FT THICK AT 200 FT LEVEL, 50 FT AT 300 FT LEVEL, AND 30 FT AT 400 FT LEVEL.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Comments on the production information

  • IN EARLY DAYS $30,000 IN GOLD WAS TAKEN FROM SHALLOW POCKETS.

Comments on the workings information

  • 850 FT SHAFT W LEVELS AT 100 FT INTERVALS EXCEPT AT 700 FT LEVEL. W DRIFT OF 900 FT AT 500 FT LEVEL.

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. 34 , 35 , 172 & PL B

  • Deposit

    LOGAN, C. A., FRANKE, H., 1936 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF CALAVERAS CO.: CDM CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL., VOL. 32 , NO. 3 , P. 315

  • Deposit

    TUCKER, W. B., 1916 , CALAVERAS COUNTY: CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL., 14TH REPORT STATE MINERALOGIST, P. 99 , 100

  • Deposit

    LOGAN, C. A., 1935 , MOTHER LODE GOLD BELT OF CALIF.: CDM BULL. 108 , P. 145 , 146

  • Production

    CLARK, 1962

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN, POCKETS

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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