The Val Ranch Roosevelt is a gold and silver mine located in Calaveras county, California.
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Mine Info
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Val Ranch Roosevelt MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Val Ranch Roosevelt
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
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
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
Comments
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: W. CLARK SUBLEASED THE VAL RANCH IN 1942 AND OPERATED A STATIONARY WASHING PLANT. FROM MAY 7 TO OCT. 19 THE YIELD WAS 69 OZ. OF GOLD AND 7 OZ. OF SILVER FROM 6245 CU. YDS. OF GRAVEL. ON CENTRAL HILL CHANNEL.
Comment (Deposit): ADD. REF. USGS MAP GQ-222; MAP GP-561
Comment (Workings): DRIFT MINE. DRIFTS RUN PRIOR TO 1915 THROUGH 60' SHAFT.
Comment (Production): MAY-OCT. 1942, 6,245 YDS. GRAVEL YIELDED 69 OZ. AU, 7 OZ. AG. AGAIN ACTIVE 1956.
References
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. B. 135, P. 252
Reference (Deposit): SP. REPT. 41, P. 52 AND PL. 3
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. COUNTY REPT. NO. 2, P. 208 AND PL. C
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