Valentine Claims

The Valentine Claims is a gold mine located in Calaveras county, California.

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: Valentine Claims  

State:  California

County:  Calaveras

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 38.35222, -120.58083

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Valentine Claims MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Valentine Claims
Secondary: Mexican
Secondary: Sierra King Sierra Queen
Secondary: Stoetzer
Secondary: Richview


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: 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): LOW GRADE VEIN, RICH POCKETS

Comment (Production): IDLE SINCE 1880S EXCEPT PROSPECTED IN THIRTIES

Comment (Deposit): VEIN, POCKETS

Comment (Location): UTM EST. RICHVIEW IN SEC 30 ; VALENTINE N 1/2 19 , OTHER CLAIMS W 1/2 SEC 20

Comment (Geology): 75 FT THICK VEIN ON VALENTINE, 3 FT ON MEXICAN CLAIM STRIKES N IN QTZ-MICA SCHIST & SLATE.

Comment (Workings): 350 CROSSCUT TUNNEL, 150 FT DRIFT.ON VALENTINE CLAIM; 1800-FT DRIFT ON MEXICAN VEIN.


References

Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C. A., FRANKE, H., 1936 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF CALAVERAS CO.: CDM CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL., VOL. 32 , NO. 3 , P. 292 & 322

Reference (Production): CLARK, 1962

Reference (Deposit): CLARK, W. B., & LYDON, P. A., 1962 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF CALAVERAS COUNTY, CALIF.: CALIF. DIV. MINES & GEOL., COUNTY REPORT 2 , P. 186 , 38 - 39 , 153 , 167 , 176 , 180 , 182


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