The Cal-Gold Mining Co. is a gold mine located in Calaveras county, California at an elevation of 1,470 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: 1,470 Feet (448 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 38.08194, -120.58167
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Cal-Gold Mining Co. MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Cal-Gold Mining Co.
Secondary: Parnell
Secondary: Benson
Secondary: Hoffman
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Calaveras
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: 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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ORE SAID TO ASSAY $15 PER TON AU
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED BY 510 FT INCLINED SHAFT WITH LEVELS AT 100 , 200 , 300 AND 500 FT WITH MOST OF DRIFTING ON 100 AND 200 FT LEVELS
Comment (Deposit): VEIN SAID TO PASS THROUGH OSBORN AND PARNELL PROPERTIES ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Location): UTM. ACC.
Comment (Deposit): VEIN, HANGING WALL AMPHIBOLITE SCHIST, FOOTWALL SLATE AND PHYLLITE
Comment (Production): ACTIVE PRE 1880 , 1890'S - 1909 , 80 FT ON FOOTWALL SIDE SAID TO ASSAY $15 PER TON. NO PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND
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. 34 - 35 , 41 - 42 , 137 AND PL B AND P. 173
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 247
Reference (Production): CLARK ( 1962 )
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