The Crocker Estate Property Hesperides Mining Company is a gold mine located in Calaveras county, California.
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Crocker Estate Property Hesperides Mining Company MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Crocker Estate Property Hesperides Mining Company
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Calaveras
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
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Ownership
Not available
Production
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Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
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Mineral Deposit Model
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Orebody
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Structure
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Alterations
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Rocks
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Analytical Data
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Materials
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Comments
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: IN 1924 THIS COMPANY WAS WORKING A COMBINED GOLD MINE AND GRAVEL PIT ON THIS PROPERTY. GRAVEL CONTAINS A FEW CENTS IN GOLD PER TON. SEVERAL SIZES OF GRAVEL AND CRUSHED ROCK AND PEA GRAVEL AND SAND ORE PRODUCED; CAPACITY OF 600-800 TONS A DAY CLAIMED, WITH A FAIR PROFIT ON THE ROCK PRODUCTS BESIDES THE GOLD. EQUIPMENT INCLUDES DIGGING, ELEVATING, CRUSHING AND SCREENING MACHINERY
References
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. V. 20, NO. 1, P.
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