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Lampson Drift Mine

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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10109178
MRDS ID M006652
Record type Site
Current site name Lampson Drift Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.51518, 38.31158 (WGS84)
Relative position 1 1/2 MI. S OF RAILROAD FLAT, NEAR HEAD OF JACK NELSON CREEK. NW1/4

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Calaveras(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Rail Road Flat(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 005N 013E 02 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.51518, 38.31158
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: ON BRANCH OF FORT MOUNTAIN CHANNEL. CHANNEL TRENDS E, IS 40-100' WIDE, 80-100' DEEP. AVERAGE 9' BLUE GRAVEL COVERED BY SAND, GRAVEL, RHYOLITE. YIELD ESTIMATED VARIOUSLY AT $6-$10 PER YD. LINDGREN REPORTS TEST RESULTS OF 50? PER YD.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Lee And H. L. Burch

Comments on the production information

  • FIRST ACTIVE 1884.

Comments on the workings information

  • TWO SHAFTS, 200' OF TUNNELS AND DRIFTS DRIVEN BY 1889; THIRD SHAFT SUNK 1890. TWO-STAMP MILL 1899, 5-STAMP MILL 1902. SOME SMALL-SCALE WORK AFTER 1920.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. COUNTY REPT. NO. 2, P. 200-01 AND PL. C; V. 32, NO. 3, P. 337

  • Deposit

    RD FILE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1972 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey

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