Mountain King

The Mountain King is a gold mine located in Calaveras county, California at an elevation of 1,201 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Mountain King
Secondary: Bulger Consolidated
Secondary: Last Chance
Secondary: Lillian
Secondary: William R.
Secondary: Magee
Secondary: Collar and Elbow Lode and Hudson Consolidated Claims

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead

Location

State: California
County: Calaveras

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Type: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

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

Type: L
Description: Deposit Near Hodson Fault Zone That Extends Nw From Royal Mine

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Slate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic

Name: Slate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ORE REPORTED FROM $3 - $8 PER TON AU

Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Deposit): VEINS, THIS DEPOSIT IS N PORTION OF MINERALIZED AREA ALONG HODSON FAULT ZONE. THE TOTAL MINERALIZED AREA IS ESTIMATED TO BE AT LEAST 4000 FT LONG AND AS MUCH AS 500 FT WIDE. THE MAIN MOUNTAIN KING VEIN SYSTEM CONSISTS OF QUARTZ VEINS ANDSTRINGERS AND STRIKES N 32 W, DIPS 30 NE. IT RANGES FROM 5 - 50 FT IN THICKNESS. AMPHIBOLITE SCHIST AND GREENSTONE FORM THE HANGING WALL AND MARIPOSA SLATE FORMS THE FOOTWALL. NUMEROUS QTZ STRINGERS CUT THE HANGING WALL WITH SHOOTS OF "GREY ORE" CONSISTING OF MINERALIZED AMPHIBOLITE AND GREENSTONE ARE NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF THESE STRINGERS AND THE MAIN VEIN. ANOTHER QTZ VEIN LYING TO THE NE IS THE PINE LOG VEIN, IT INTERSECTS THE MOUNTAIN KING VEIN BETWEEN THE 800 AND 1000 FT LEVELS.

Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED BY THE 26 - DEGREE-INCLINED 1300 - FOOT MOUNTAIN KING SHAFT. LEVELS AT 150 , 200 , 300 , 400 , 600 , 800 , 1000 , AND 1200 FEET TOTAL MORE THAN 5000 FEET OF UNDERGROUND WORKINGS. THE PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENT WORK HAS BEEN DONE ON THE 800 - , 1000 - , AND 1200 - FOOT LEVELS. PLUS AN OPEN PIT 75 FT DEEP 800 FT SE OF MT. KING SHAFT AND OPEN CUTS

Comment (Deposit): CONSISTS OF 13 CLAIMS DRILLED BY EIGHT HOLES UP TO 1000 FT DEPTH IN HANGING WALL PORTION OF BODY IN 1955 - 1956 ( CLARK 1962 ) ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Production): ACTIVE 1890'S - 1904 , 1930 - 1942 , 1945 - 1948 , DRILLED 1955 - 1956 , OUTPUT OVER 1 MILLIONYUBA MINING DIV.OF YUBA CONS. WAS TO HAVE CONDUCTED DIAMOND DRILLING ON PROPERTY TO TEST FEASIBILITY OF OPEN PIT MINING.

Comment (Location): UTM ACC SW 1/4 OF SEC 19 , NW 1/4 SEC 30

References

Reference (Deposit): CLARK, W.B., LYDON, P.A., 1962 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF CALAVERAS COUNTY, CALIF.; COUNTY REPORT 2 ; CALIF. DIV. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, P. 64 - 65 , 169 AND PL B

Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C.A., FRANKE, H., 1936 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF CALAVERAS COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 32 , NO. 3 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 277

Reference (Deposit): ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, V.160, NO.2, FEB.195 9, P.187-188.

Reference (Production): CLARK ( 1962 )

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