The Rindge No 3 is a gold mine located in Calaveras county, California.
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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
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Rindge No 3 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Rindge No 3
Secondary: True Blue 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 (Geology): 4 FT THICK VEIN, BADLY BROKEN. LOGAN, 1936 SAYS BOTH FOOTWALL & HANGING WALL ARE SLATE
Comment (Deposit): PATENTED CLAIM. BROKEN VEIN AND AN ABUNDANCE OF WATER MADE MINING OPERATIONS DIFFICULT. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Commodity): RICH ORE SHOOT
Comment (Location): UTM ACC. SW 1/4
Comment (Production): NO OTHER PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND.
Comment (Deposit): VEIN, ORE SHOOT
Comment (Workings): 280 FT DEEP INCLINED SHAFT. LEVELS AT 100 & 140 FT.
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. 284
Reference (Production): LOGAN, 1936
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. 175
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