The Gold Knoll is a gold mine located in Calaveras county, California at an elevation of 1,001 feet.
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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
Elevation: 1,001 Feet (305 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 37.98722, -120.67694
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Gold Knoll MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gold Knoll
Secondary: Wilbur Womble
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Calaveras
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: 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
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Ore Body Oxidized In Places
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ORE REPORTED TO BE $1.25 PER TON AU ON E VEIN
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): VEINS, TWO QTZ VEINS APPROX. 200 FT APART, MAIN OR W VEIN AND E OR MILLER VEIN. VEINS ARE PARALLEL AND FROM A FEW FT TO 26 FT THICK E VEIN AT 100 FT LEVEL. IMMEDIATE HANGING WALL AT 115 LEVEL IS ALTED DIKE.
Comment (Production): ACTIVE 1925 - 1927 , 1930'S , 1942 - 1943 , 1953
Comment (Location): UTM ACC, N 1/2 SEC
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED BY 300 FT INCLINED SHAFT ON W VEIN WITH LEVELS AT 50 , 115 AND 300 FT, A CROSSCUT ADIT CONNECTS WITH 50 FT LEVEL WITH ADIT PORTAL 200 FT W. OF SHAFT MOST WORKING ARE NW OF SHAFT, 1000 FT DRIFT ON 300 FT LEVEL WITH 3 CROSSCUTS TO E VEIN
Comment (Geology): MARIPOSA SLATE IS COUNTRY ROCK AND SERPENTINE LIES TO E AT 115 LEVEL SLATE IS BADLY CRUMPLED, WITH COMPLETELY ALTERED DIKE
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 56 , 154 AND PL B
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C. A., 1925 , SACRAMENTO FIELD DIVISION - CALAVERAS CO.: CALIF. MIN. BUREAU, REPT. 21ST STATE MINERALOGIST, P. 153 - 154
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 260 - 261
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