The Heckendorm is a gold and silver mine located in Calaveras county, California at an elevation of 3,799 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
Elevation: 3,799 Feet (1,158 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 38.37472, -120.39361
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Heckendorm MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Heckendorm
Secondary: Blue Mountain
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Antimony
Location
State: California
County: Calaveras
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1935
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^0.86 Oz Au And 4.1 Oz Ag Per Ton
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: IRON, 3.6 %, LIME 1.0 %
Analytical Data: INSOLUBLE 93.2 %
Analytical Data: ANTIMONY 0.2 %
Analytical Data: ARSENIC 0.05 %
Analytical Data: COPPER 0.2 %
Analytical Data: SILVER, 4.10 OZ PER TON
Analytical Data: FROM ORE TO SMELTER IN 1935 : GOLD, 0.86 OZ PER TON
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): UTM ACC - SEE COMMENTS
Comment (Production): ACTIVE 1860'S, 1870'S, 1935 - 1936
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED BY 50 FT SHAFT AND A N 150 FT DRIFT AT BOTTOM AND OPEN CUT, WEST VEIN DEVELOPED BY 350 FT N DRIFT ADIT
Comment (Deposit): BOTH REFERENCES AGREE ON LOCATION BUT PLATTED ON BLUE MT MAP AS IN SEC 14 T 6 N R 14 E - THESE ARE UTM LOCATIONS.REFERENCES GIVE LOCATION AS SEC 18 , T 6N, R 15E - NO EVIDENCE ON MAP OF MINE IN THIS LOCALITY ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Deposit): VEIN, PRINCIPAL VEIN OUTCROP CAN BE TRACED FOR 1000 FT AND IS MIDDLE VEIN, GRANODIORITE FOOTWALL AND PORPHYRY HANGING WALL. TWO OTHER VEINS ON PROPERTY. EAST VEIN: STRIKE N, DIP 78 W, AND WEST VEIN; N 16 W STRIKE, DIP 42 W. OUTCROP OF E VEIN TRACEABLE FOR 3000 FT AND IS 8 FT WIDE, W VEIN IS 30 INCHES WIDE
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 157 AND PL B
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C.A., FRANKE, H., 1936 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF CALAVERAS CO.: CDM CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL., VOL. 32 , NO. 3 , P. 263 - 4
Reference (Production): LOGAN ( 1936 ) CLARK ( 1962 )
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