The Spring Valley Baumhogger Property is a gold mine located in Calaveras county, California.
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Mine Info
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Spring Valley Baumhogger Property MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Spring Valley Baumhogger Property
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Calaveras
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Production): YIELD OF $36,000 IN EARLY DAYS. $12,280 FROM 2 MONTHS WASHING, 1936. EASTERN SHAFT SUNK 1861 ON N RIM OF CHANNEL; WORKED INTERMITTENTLY THROUGH 1953. SEAM SHOVEL USED TO MINE THE GRAVEL IN EARLY 1930'S
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: ABOUT 120 ACRES OF PARTLY CEMENTED GRAVEL GROUND, SAID TO RUN UP TO $1.50 PER CU. YD; IS FROM 12-80' DEEP. THE AURIFEROUS GRAVEL WAS MINED TO A DEPTH OF 15'; BEDROCK NOT REACHED. ALLUVIAL AND TERTIARY GRAVELS
References
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. COUNTY REPT. NO. 2, P. 207 AND PL. C; V. 32, NO. 3, P. 352
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