The Carson Creek is a gold and silver mine located in Calaveras county, California at an elevation of 1,201 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: 1,201 Feet (366 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 38.01333, -120.51972
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Carson Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Carson Creek
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
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
Name: Slate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ORE FROM $5 - $15 PER TON AU
Materials
Ore: Silver
Ore: Gold
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Production): DISCOVERED ABOUT 1862 AND DEVELOPED, ACTIVE 1880 , 1892 - 1904
Comment (Deposit): VEINS, TWO MAIN VEINS APPROX 250 FT APART AND PARALLEL. VEINS RANGE FROM 15 - 30 FT IN THICKNESS.
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED FIRST BY 100 FT SHAFT LATER BY 700 FT SHAFT WITH FIRST 75 FT BEING VERTICLE AND THE REMAINDER INCLINED AT 45 DEG. OTHER WORKINGS ARE 140 FT VERTICLE SHAFT, 100 FT LEVEL HAS 2 CROSSCUTS 70 & 90 FT. , OTHER DEVELOPMENTS INCLUDE OVER 700 FT OF DRIFTS & CROSSCUTS
Comment (Geology): A SERIES OF METASEDIMENTS ARE CORRELATABLE WITH COSUMNES FM. TO WEST ARE GREENSTONES OF LOGTOWN RIDGE FM.
Comment (Commodity): ORE SHOOT ON 700 FT LEVEL WAS APPROX 200 FT LONG AND 30 FT WIDE. CONSIDERABLE AMOUNTS OF TELLURIDES OF AU AND AG RECOVERED DURING EARLY OPERATIONS
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 44 , 142 AND PL B
Reference (Deposit): CRAWFORD, J.J., 1894 , CALAVERAS COUNTY, 12TH REPT. STATE MIN.; CALIF. MIN. BUR. PG. 91
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. 267 , 300 AND 307
Reference (Production): CLARK ( 1962 )
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