The Rainier Victor Claims: Hecla, Aetna, Vesuvius, Alta is a gold mine located in Calaveras county, California.
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Mine Info
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Rainier Victor Claims: Hecla, Aetna, Vesuvius, Alta MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Rainier Victor Claims: Hecla, Aetna, Vesuvius, Alta
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: Occurrence
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
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Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: THE GRAVEL IS CEMENTED AND HAS TO BE MILLED. OPERATED STEADILY THROUGHOUT 1923 AND MADE A SMALL PRODUCTION OF GOLD. SMALL AMOUNT OF PLATINUM RECOVERED FROM AURIFEROUS BLUE CLAY AT BOTTOM OF SHAFT DURING OPERATIONS IN 1920-21.
Comment (Production): WORKED INTERMITTENTLY 1908-1912, 1922-26
Comment (Workings): DRIFTS DRIVEN E TO CENTRAL HILL CHANNEL AND SMALL BLOCKS OF GRAVEL AVER. $5-$6 PER TON WERE MINED S AND NW OF SHAFT. PROPERTY ACQUIRED BY CALAVERAS CENTRAL GOLD MINING CO., LTD., IN MID-1931.
References
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. V. 32, NO. 3, P. 364, 356, 359
Reference (Deposit): REPT. 21, P. 161; REPT. 20, P. 7; SP. REPT. 41, P. 351-52 AND PL. 3
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. COUNTY REPT. NO 2, P. 92-93 AND 209; MAP GP-561
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