The Donnallan is a gold mine located in Calaveras county, California at an elevation of 801 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
Elevation: 801 Feet (244 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 38.22194, -120.69250
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Donnallan MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Donnallan
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: 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
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ORE AVERAGED $2.50 PER TON AU
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND ORE AVERAGED $2.50 PER TON, ACTIVE AROUND 1896
Comment (Deposit): VEIN, MINERALIZED ZONE 40 - 200 FT WIDE IN WEATHEREDTALCOSE SLATE & SCHIST. OPEN CUT SHOWS QTZ AND CALCITE VEINS, MOST OF WHICH DIP WEST, ONE 4 FT VEIN DIPS 40 E.
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. 147
Reference (Deposit): CRAWFORD, J.J., 1896 , CALAVERAS COUNTY: 13 TH REPT. STATE MIN.; CALIF. MIN. BUR. P. 102
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