The Golden Shearer Mine is a gold mine located in Calaveras county, California at an elevation of 2,799 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: 2,799 Feet (853 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 38.32389, -120.50806
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Golden Shearer Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Golden Shearer Mine
Secondary: A. V. G.
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
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
Analytical Data: ORE AVERAGED $13.50 - $16.50 PER TON AU
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Commodity): 0.5 % PB RECOVERED FROM CONCENTRATES ORE SHIPMENT RAN $136 IN BASE ORE AND $20 IN FREE GOLD FOR $156 PER TON
Comment (Production): ACTIVE 1934 - 1936 , 1939 , 1947 , 1955
Comment (Deposit): VEINS FROM 1 - 1.5 FT THICK
Comment (Geology): COUNTRY ROCK IN CALAVERAS GROUP
Comment (Location): UTM EST SE 1/4 SEC
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED BY 200 FT INCLINED SHAFT WITH LEVELS AT 100 AND 130 FT AND A 400 FT NE DRIFT ADIT, 40 FT SHAFT SUNK IN 1947
References
Reference (Production): CLARK ( 1962 )
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 , 41 , 136 AND PL B
Reference (Deposit): GOODWIN, J. G., 1957 , LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIF.: CALIF. DIV. MINES. VOL. 53 , NOS. 3 & 4 , P 425
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 261 - 2
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