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Sheridan

Past Producer in Calaveras county in California, United States with commodities Gold, Copper
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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 10102701
MRDS ID M006340
Record type Site
Current site name Sheridan
Related records 10163161

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.5427, 38.01931 (WGS84)
Relative position 5 MI SW OF COLUMBIA

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)

Federal lands

USBR(Federal land areas administered by USBR)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Calaveras

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 002N 013E 24,25 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM EST. SW 1/4 24 NW 1/4 25 . BESIDE STANISLAUS RIVER. River is now a reservoir. Location can not be verified.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Copper Tertiary

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.5427, 38.01931
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form PINCH & SWELL
    Thickness 3.05M

Comments on the geologic information

  • 2 - 10 FT VEIN, WHICH STRIKES OUT IN BLACK SLATE IN MANY VEINLETS. QTZ IS SPLINTERY.STAINED WITH IRON OXIDES AND AZURITE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Comments on the workings information

  • MAIN ADIT 100 FT.

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. 180

  • 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., 1894 , 12TH REPORT OF STATE MINERALOGIST: CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL., P. 97

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN

Reporter information

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

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