Bon Ton Mine

The Bon Ton Mine is a gold mine located in Calaveras county, California at an elevation of 2,001 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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

Name: Bon Ton Mine  

State:  California

County:  Calaveras

Elevation: 2,001 Feet (610 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 38.18222, -120.48722

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Bon Ton Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Bon Ton Mine


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

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Commodity): BASE ORE, FREE MILLING

Comment (Location): UTM EST, SE 1/4 SEC

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: TWO PARALLEL VEINS AVERAGE 2 FT THICK

Comment (Production): BASE ORE, FREE MILLING, ACTIVE INTERMITTENTLY 1933 - 38

Comment (Deposit): VEINS, TWO PARALLEL VEINS AVERAGE 2 FT IN THICKNESS

Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED ORIGINALLY BY 125 FT SHAFT WHICH WAS BEING DEEPENED IN 1936 AND A 150 FT SE ADIT WAS BEING DRIVEN TO CONTACT VEIN ORIGINAL WORKINGS INCLUDE A 500 FT DRIFT ON VEIN


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 36 , 140 AND PLB

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 245 , 299

Reference (Production): CLARK ( 1962 )


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