The Duck Bar Placer Claims is a gold mine located in Calaveras county, California.
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Duck Bar Placer Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Duck Bar Placer Claims
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: Producer
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
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Comments
Comment (Production): BAR GRAVEL WORKED 1914 BY TURNING COURSE OF RIVER.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: THE HIGHER GRAVELS WERE WORKED MANY YEARS AGO. IT IS PLANNED TO WORK THE LOWER GRAVEL BEDS WITH THE AID OF A SUCTION DREDGE. MOST OF THE GOLD IS FOUND IN THE POT HOLES IN THE LIMESTONE BEDROCK.
Comment (Deposit): CO. REPT. 2 GIVES E1/2 SEC. 27 ONLY. MAY HAVE BEEN AU IN RIVER GRAVELS IN SEC. 22 ACC. FOLIO 51. AU PROBABLY IN 27 ONLY.
References
Reference (Deposit): FOLIO 51
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. COUNTY REPT. NO. 2, P. 195 AND PL. C
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. V. 32, NO. 3, P. 338 AND 358
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