The Bolitha is a gold mine located in Calaveras county, California at an elevation of 1,401 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: 1,401 Feet (427 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 38.05333, -120.53028
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Bolitha MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bolitha
Secondary: Bolitho
Secondary: Hardyclaims: Toppiana
Secondary: Figaro
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
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Commodity): AURIFEROUS FE-SULFIDES
Comment (Location): UTM EST NW 1/4 SE 1/4 SEC
Comment (Production): ACTIVE PRIOR TO 1894 , CONSIDERABLE GOLD REMOVED FROM POCKETS NO PRODUCTION RECORDS FOUND
Comment (Deposit): VEIN
Comment (Workings): PATENTED CLAIM DEVELOPED BY 300 AND 200 FT SHAFTS TWO ADITS, AND SEVERAL THOUSAND FEET OF DRIFTS AND CROSSCUTS
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: THERE ARE NUMEROUS QUARTZ VEINS IN A ORE CHANNEL 30 - 40 FT THICK WHICH INCLUDES MAGNESIAM SCHISTS
References
Reference (Deposit): CLARK, W.B., LYDON, P.A., 1962 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF CALAVERAS COUNTY, CALIF; COUNTY REPT. 2 ; CALIF. DIV. OF MINES AND GEOL, P. 34 - 35 , 140 AND PL 3
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 299
Reference (Production): CLARK ( 1962 )
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