The Lamphear and Moser is a gold mine located in Calaveras county, California at an elevation of 1,601 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: 1,601 Feet (488 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 38.28639, -120.69333
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Lamphear and Moser MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lamphear and Moser
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
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
Form: VEIN, SWELLS & PINCHES
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ASSAYED $4.80/TON ON NORTH SIDE OF VEIN, BUT WAS POOR ON SOUTH SIDE. ORE CARRIED 3.5% CONCENTRATES, OF WHICH 1% WAS GALENA. CONCENTRATES ASSAYED APPROX. $65/TON.
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): VEIN, SLATE HANGING WALL, AMPHIBOLITE SCHIST FOOTWALL ON LAMPHEAR VEIN, VEIN 6 - 11 FT THICK
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED BY 300 FT INCLINED FOOTWALL SHAFT WITH LEVELS AT 115 , 180 AND 280 FT, STOPING MAINLY ABOVE 180 FT LEVELCROSSCUTS AND DRIFTS.
Comment (Production): FIRST WORKED ABOUT 1866 , ACTIVE 1870 - 1900 , 1922 - 1930 INTERMITTENTLY
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 60 , 161 , 169 AND PL B
Reference (Production): CLARK ( 1962 )
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C.A., 1925 , SACRAMENTO FIELD DIVISION - CALAVERAS CO.: CALIF. MIN. BUREAU. REPT. 21ST STATE MINERALOGIST, P. 155
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C.A., FRANKE, H., 1936 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF CALAVERAS CO.: CDM CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL., VOL. 32 , NO. 3 , P. 267 & 310
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