Collier Mine

The Collier Mine is a gold, zinc, and silver 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

Name: Collier Mine  

State:  California

County:  Calaveras

Elevation: 2,799 Feet (853 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Zinc, Silver

Lat, Long: 38.13944, -120.39000

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Collier Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Collier Mine
Secondary: Blood
Secondary: Sandwich


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Antimony


Location

State: California
County: Calaveras


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Year: 1944
Time Period: 1942 - 1944
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^8 % Zn, 1 % Cu .75 % Pb Ore With Au & Ag


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: ASSAY VALUE 1944 GIVES 8 % ZN, 1 % CU .75 % PB ORE WITH AU AND AG


Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Antimony
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): UTM ACC SE 1/4 SEC

Comment (Production): DRILLED BY US BUR OF MINES 1944 , DISCOVERED 1878 WORKED ALMOST CONTINUALLY UNTILL 1899 , UP TO $6000 PER MO. OUTPUT. ACTIVE 1925 - 1926

Comment (Deposit): VEINS, SILICEOUS SLATE MAIN VEIN HAS DARK-COLORED QTZ

Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED BY 175 FT SHAFT & OVER 400 FT OF DRIFTS, SEVEN WEST - TRENDING DRIFT ADITS FROM 140 - 400 FT LONG AND RELATED RAISES & WINZES.

Comment (Geology): COUNTRY ROCKS OF CALAVERAS GROUP WHICH STRIKE ALMOST WEST


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 51 , 144

Reference (Deposit): GOODWIN, J. G., 1957 , LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIF.: CALIF JOUR. MINES AND GEOL, VOL 53 NOS 3 & 4 , P 427


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