The Calaveras Central Mine is a gold mine located in Calaveras county, California.
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Calaveras Central Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Calaveras Central Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
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: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
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Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: THREE CHANNELS IN THE PROPERTY. WIDTH AND DEPTH OF PAY GRAVEL VARIES IN THE VARIOUS CHANNEL TROUGHS; FROM 60-70' WIDE IN ONE CHANNEL AND FROM 150-200' IN ANOTHER. AN AVERAGE OF 3' OF BEDROCK AND FROM 3-6' OF PAY GRAVEL ARE MINED AND MILLED; SAID TO RUN FROM $4-$6 A TON. GOLD IS LARGELY COARSE AND CONTAINS ABOUT 10% GROSS WEIGHT OF SILVER. 350' 3-COMPARTMENT VERTICAL SHAFT MIDWAY BETWEEN THE CHANNELS.
Comment (Deposit): ADD. REF. NO.4: E&MJ V. 164, NO. 3, 1963, P. 144; MNG. CONG. JOUR. V. 49, NO. 2, FEB. 1963, P. 144; CALIF. COUNTY REPT. NO. 2, P. 85-87, 191, 202, AND PL. C; USGS MAP GQ-222
Comment (Workings): CALMIN MINES INC. HAS TAKEN OVER PROPERTY AND 320' SHAFT IS BEING DEWATERED IN FIRST PHASE OF REACTIVATION. A 20-YEAR PROD. PROGRAM PLANNED TO FULLY DEVELOP 18,000' OF BURIED TERTIARY GRAVELS ESTIMATED TO TOTAL 51/2 MILLION TONS.
Comment (Production): $100,000 BEFORE 1866; 1900 TO 1945 PRODUCED 22,000 OZ. OF GOLD.
References
Reference (Deposit): MINING WORLD, V. 25, NO. 3, 1963, P. 39 AND V.25, NO.2, 1963, P. 33
Reference (Deposit): SP. REPT. 41, P. 51 AND PL. 3
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. V. 32, NO. 3, P. 329-31 AND PL. 6; B. 135, P. 235-247
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