The Galena - Gold Hill Mine is a gold mine located in Calaveras county, California at an elevation of 2,959 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: 2,959 Feet (902 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 38.41528, -120.51444
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Galena - Gold Hill Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Galena - Gold Hill Mine
Secondary: Gold - Galena
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
Analytical Data: ORE AVERAGED $80 PER TON
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Commodity): ORE CARRIES MAINLY GALENA AND PYRITE
Comment (Deposit): VEINS, GALENA AND GOLD HILL, LATTER NOT RECENTLY DEVELOPED.
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED BY 200 FT SHAFT WITH LEVELS AT 100 AND 200 FT WITH DRIFTS OFF EACH LEVEL
Comment (Production): ACTIVE 1902 - 1906 , 1935 - 1936
References
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 258 , 305
Reference (Production): CLARK ( 1962 ), LOGAN ( 1936 )
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 151
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