The Esmeralda and Sunrise is a gold mine located in Calaveras county, California at an elevation of 1,900 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
Elevation: 1,900 Feet (579 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 38.15861, -120.52778
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Esmeralda and Sunrise MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Esmeralda and Sunrise
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
Type: L
Description: Dikes Reported With Ore Shoots.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ORE REPORTED $32 PER TON AU AVE 1888
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Geology): NUMEROUS BODIES OF TALL IN COUNTRY ROCK SLATE, JUST TO S IS GREEN SCHIST. SLATES ARE OF CALAVERAS FMN.
Comment (Location): UTM ACC N 1/2 SEC
Comment (Production): ACTIVE IN 1886 - APPROX 1900
Comment (Deposit): VEIN, 3 - 4 FT THICK, DIKE REPORTED TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH ORE SHOOTS.
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED BY 430 FT. INCLINED, SHAFT AND AT LEAST 500 FT. OF DRIFTS
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 , 53 , 149 AND PL B
Reference (Deposit): CRAWFORD, J.J., 1896 , CALAVERAS COUNTY; 13 TH REPT. STATE MIN.; CALIF. MIN. BUR. P. 103
Reference (Production): CLARK ( 1962 )
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