The Cloud is a gold mine located in Calaveras county, California at an elevation of 1,480 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: 1,480 Feet (451 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 38.04056, -120.53083
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Cloud MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Cloud
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Calaveras
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
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: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Commodity): POCKET FOUND IN CUT WHERE VEIN ASSUMES HORIZONTAL POSITION WORTH SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS
Comment (Deposit): VEIN, AT SURFACE VEIN DIPS 55 E BUT A SHORT DISTANCE FROM SURFACE IT BECOMES NEARLY HORIZONTAL AND EXITS BLACK SLATE AND ENTERS A HARD, SPLINTERY DIABASE
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED BY TWO SHAFTS 45 AND 60 FT DEEP, CROSS CUT ADIT AND OPEN CUT
Comment (Geology): AT SURFACE VEIN DIPS 55 E ; BLACK SLATE BUT A SHORT DISTANCE FROM SURFACE IT BECOMES NEARLY HORIZONTAL AND ENTERS A HARD SPLINTERY DIABASE
References
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 301
Reference (Deposit): CRAWFORD, J.J., 1896 , CALAVERAS COUNTRY: CALIF. MIN. BUR. 13TH REPORT STATE MINERALOGIST, P. 100 - 101
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