The Blizzard Mine is a gold mine located in Calaveras county, California at an elevation of 2,402 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: 2,402 Feet (732 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 38.36556, -120.55389
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Blizzard Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Blizzard Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: California
County: Calaveras
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Bardsley And Shields
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: Galena
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED BY 157 FT INCLINED SHAFT, INTERSECTS EAST VEIN, WITH DRIFT FOR 300 FT TO W. AND 27 FT N CROSSCUT AT BOTTOM. OLD 180 FT INCLINED SHAFT TO WEST OF OTHER SHAFT CAVED
Comment (Geology): SMALL SEAMS OF CALCITE IN WALL ROCK ; GEOL.DESC: MAIN VEIN STRIKES EAST BUT TWO OTHER VEINS WHICH STRIKE NW AND TRAVERSE PROPERTY THEY ARE ALSO 2 FT THICK. SMALL SEAMS OF CALCITE IN WALL ROCK
Comment (Commodity): ABUNDANT SULFIDES , SAID TO ASSAY $4 PER TON AU
Comment (Deposit): MAIN VEIN STRIKES E WITH TWO OTHER VEINS WHICH STRIKE NW ARE 2 FT THICK.
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 139
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. 244 , 298
Reference (Production): LOGAN, ( 1936 ), CLARK ( 1962 )
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