The Doodlebug No. 1 , 2 , and 3 Claims is a gold mine located in Calaveras county, California at an elevation of 2,421 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: 2,421 Feet (738 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 38.26917, -120.53333
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Doodlebug No. 1 , 2 , and 3 Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Doodlebug No. 1 , 2 , and 3 Claims
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
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Commodity): GOLD IN ORE IS PRACTICALLY ALL FREE, WITH ONLY A VERY SMALL AMOUNT IN SULFIDES.
Comment (Deposit): VEIN, FOOTWALL SLATE, HANGING WALL GRANITE
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED BY 4 ADITS EACH ABOVE THE OTHER WITH NO. 1 BEING 300 FT. LONG; NO. 2 , 125 FT.; NO. 3 , 350 FT.; AND NO. 4 , THE UPPER BEING 200 FT.. NO. 3 AND 4 HAVE 90 AND 45 FT. RAISES RESPECTIVELY
Comment (Location): UTM ACC SE 1/4 SEC.
Comment (Production): ACTIVE MID 1930'S NO PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND
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): 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. 250 - 251
Reference (Production): LOGAN ( 1936 ) CLARK ( 1962 )
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