The Black Oak Clark, Davey, Dayton Consolidated is a gold mine located in El Dorado county, California.
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
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Black Oak Clark, Davey, Dayton Consolidated MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Black Oak Clark, Davey, Dayton Consolidated
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: El Dorado
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: R. J. Wilson
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): DAYTON CONSOLIDATED DEV. THE DAVEY, CLARK, AND DAVENPORT CLAIMS, PRODUCING SOME ORE. THESE WERE MERGED WITH THE BLACK OAK IN 1938 AND ARE NOW CONSIDERED PART OF THAT TIME. STATE REFERENCES SHOW LOCATION IN SEC. 34, BUT USGS QUAD. GARDEN VALLEY, CALIF. 1950, AND GEOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTION SHOW LOCATION IN SEC. 27
Comment (Workings): MAIN WORKING ENTRY IS 400--FT. VERTICAL SHAFT ON BLACK OAK; OTHER SHAFTS ON THE OTHER CLAIMS CONNECT; THERE ARE ABOUT 6,000 FT. OF DRIFTS AND CROSSCUTS.
Comment (Production): BLACK OAK WORKED AS POCKET MINE TO 1934 WHEN WILSON REOPENED, SUNK NEW SHAFT AND DEVELOPED MINE TO IMPORTANT SOURCE OF GOLD. BY 1937 MORE THAN $400,000 HAD BEEN PRODUCED BESIDES A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT THAT HAD BEEN HIGH GRADED. OPERATIONS CONTINUED UNTIL 1942 WHEN MINE WAS SHUT DOWN. IDLE SINCE.TOTAL OUTPUT APPROX. $1,250,000
References
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 52, NO. 4, PP. 409-11, 488
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