The Garland Ranch is a gold mine located in Calaveras county, California at an elevation of 2,402 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
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: 2,402 Feet (732 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 38.11861, -120.46750
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Garland Ranch MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Garland Ranch
Commodity
Primary: Gold
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 REPORTED TO BE VALUED AT $8.50 PER TON AU
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): VEIN, DIPS ALMOST VERTICALLY, MINERALIZED ZONES: MARY JANE
Comment (Commodity): ABUNDANT PYRITE
Comment (Production): ACTIVE PRIOR AND DURING 1935 - 1936
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED ON MARY JANE ORE BODY A 80 FT ADIT AND 60 FT RAISE, ALSO SHALLOW OPEN CUTS
Comment (Geology): VEIN DIPS ALMOST VERTICALLY, MINERALIZED ZONES: MARY JANE
Comment (Deposit): LODE AND PLACER DEPOSITS WITH TWO AURIFEIOUS CHANNELS OVERLAIN BY ANDESITE LAVA FLOWS TRAVERSE RANCH THESE CHANNELS ARE DEVELOPED ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
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. 151 .
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. 259 .
Reference (Production): LOGAN ( 1936 )
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