The Fidelity Mine is a gold mine located in Calaveras county, California at an elevation of 2,500 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: 2,500 Feet (762 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 38.34083, -120.58333
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Fidelity Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Fidelity Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
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: Fine To Med-Grained Diorite Dikes
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: BLUE-WHITE RIBBONED QUARTZ NEXT TO WALLROCK SAID TO ASSAY FROM $10-$25/TON
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): UTM ACC, SE 1/4 SEC
Comment (Geology): QUARTZITE IN COUNTRY ROCK VERY DARK
Comment (Production): ACTIVE 1882 , 1889 - NO DATA AVAILABLE UNTIL 1934 - 1936 , AND 1952
Comment (Deposit): VEIN, 1.5 - 6 FT THICK, AVERAGES 3.5 FT THICK
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED ORIGINALLY BY A 200 FT SHAFT, LATER A NEW 40 FT SHAFT AND 30 FT OF DRIFTING, AND A 150 FT LOWER DRIFT ADIT, A 200 FT S. DRIFT ADIT, AND 400 FT N DRIFT ADIT
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. 38 - 39 , 54 , 150 AND PL B
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. 255 AND 304
Reference (Production): CLARK ( 1962 )
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