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Allison-Merrimac Group

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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Workings at the site
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10102696
MRDS ID M006318
Record type Site
Current site name Allison-Merrimac Group
Alternate or previous names Merrimac
Related records 10162984

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.53461, 38.02269 (WGS84)
Elevation 366
Relative position BY CARSON CREEK, 1 MI. WEST OF CARSON HILL

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 14,15,23 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • NORTH DRIFT OF WORKINGS EXPOSES 1 TO 3 FT BANDED VEIN

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N
    Dip E
    Thickness 13.72M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: GOLD VEIN ON MOTHER LODE AS MUCH AS 45 FT. THICK

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Production years 1893 - 1904

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Area 24.282HA
    Length 42.67M

Comments on the workings information

  • DEVELOPED BY 2 ADITS AND OPEN CUT, ONE CROSSCUT ADIT ENCOUNTERED ORE 100 FT FROM ENTRANCE WHICH DIVIDES TWO CLAIMS. DRIFTS EXTEND FROM BOTH SIDES WITH ADIT ALSO GOING THROUGH 40 FT SECTION OF VEIN

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CRAWFORD, J.J., 1896 , CALAVERAS COUNTY: 13 TH REPT. STATE MIN.; CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 96

  • 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. 134

  • Deposit

    LOGAN, C.A., FRANKE, H., 1936 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF CALAVERAS COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 32 , NO. 3 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 296

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN, BANDED VEIN IN PLACES. ENTIRE 40 FT ZONE IS SAID TO BE GOLD-BEARING PAY-ROCK

Reporter information

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

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