The Patsy Bob Mine is a gold mine located in Calaveras county, California.
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Patsy Bob Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Patsy Bob Mine
Secondary: Rio Vista
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: California
County: Calaveras
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/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
Form: PINCH & SWELL
Structure
Type: L
Description: Ore Zone Of Faults And Veins - 240 Ft Thick.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ASSAYS OF ORE ZONE SAID TO AVERAGE $13.50/TON
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Geology): 1/2 IN TO 2 FT THICK VEINS, SMALL, PARALLEL, 6 - IN TO 8 - FT APART; TOTAL THICKNESS OF ZONE 240 FT. PORPHYRY DIKE INTRUSION ON FOOTWALL ACCOUNTS FOR ENRICHMENT. MINERALIZED ZONE IS FAIRLY WELL FAULTED. HANGING WALL SAID TO BE SLATE W SOME ANDELUSITE.
Comment (Location): UTM EST. NE 1/4 26 NW 1/4 25 ON WEST SLOPE OF STANISLAUS RIVER
Comment (Deposit): VEIN
Comment (Workings): 450 - FT LONG OPEN CUT, 100 FT ADIT. OTHER CAVED OPEN CUTS, SHAFTS, ADITS.
References
Reference (Deposit): CLARK, W. B., & LYDON, P. A., 1962 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF CALAVERAS COUNTY, CALIF.: CALIF. DIV. MINES & GEOL., COUNTY REPORT 2 , P. 173 & PL B
Reference (Deposit): ERIC, J. H., STROMQUIST, A. A., & SWINNY, C. M., 1955 , GEOL. OF THE ANGELS CAMP AND SONORA QUADS., CALAVERAS & TUOLOMNE COS.: CALIF. DIV. MINES SPEC. REPORT, 41 , P. 50 & PL 4
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. 281 - 282 - 317
Reference (Production): CLARK, 1962
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