Lamphear and Moser

The Lamphear and Moser is a gold mine located in Calaveras county, California at an elevation of 1,601 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

Name: Lamphear and Moser  

State:  California

County:  Calaveras

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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