The Forest Creek is a gold mine located in Calaveras county, California at an elevation of 2,881 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: 2,881 Feet (878 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 38.37889, -120.46778
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Forest Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Forest Creek
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: 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
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Pyrrhotite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Marcasite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Commodity): ABUNDANT SULFIDES
Comment (Production): ACTIVE INTERMITTENTLY 1923 - 29 SMALL TONNAGES
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED BY A 420 FT ADIT, 55 FT WINZE 225 FT FROM PORTAL OF ADIT, FROM WHICH VEIN DRIFTED 100 FT TO N & S
Comment (Deposit): VEIN, 1/2 - 2 FT. WIDE, ALMOST VERTICLE
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. 153 .
Reference (Deposit): GOODWIN, J. G., LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIF.; CALIF. JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOL., VOL. 53 , NOS. 3 & 4 , PG 429 .
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 257 - 258 AND 305 .
Reference (Production): CLARK ( 1962 ) LOGAN ( 1936 )
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