The Eclipse Placer Mine is a gold mine located in Calaveras county, California.
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Mine Info
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Eclipse Placer Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Eclipse Placer Mine
Secondary: Infernal Placer Mine
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
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
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Comments
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: THE CHANNEL IS OVERLAIN WITH A CEMENTED CONGLOMERATE AND A BASALT LAVA FLOW. PRESENT OPERATORS PROSPECTING FOR UNWORKED PORTION OF THE CHANNEL; HAVE OBTAINED SOME PRODUCTION FROM REMAINING LOOSE GRAVEL POCKETS IN OLD WORKINGS WHICH HAVE BEEN CROSSCUT. THE GOLD IS FOUND TO BE COARSE, AND MAINLY ON BEDROCK; BEDROCK CONSISTS OF A SOFT DECOMPOSED SLATE; MANY BOULDERS ENCOUNTERED. 250' ADIT WITH DRIFTS. VIRGIN GROUND SAID TO AVERAGE $3 TO $6 PER YD
Comment (Production): ACTIVE INTERMITTENTLY 1895-1914, 1934-37, 1950, 1957-58; 1000 YDS. GRAVEL YIELDED $6000, 1937.
References
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. COUNTY REPT. NO.2, P. 195-6 AND PL. C
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. V. 32, NO.3, P338-9, 358 & PL.7
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