Right Bower

The Right Bower is a gold mine located in Calaveras 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

Name: Right Bower  

State:  California

County:  Calaveras

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 38.185, -120.45861

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Right Bower MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Right Bower
Secondary: Great Western
Secondary: Western


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: California
County: Calaveras


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: 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: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Galena
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Commodity): GOLD IS USUALLY ASSOCIATED IN GALENA

Comment (Production): AT THE TIME OF CLARKS REPORT THE MINE HAD BEEN ACTIVE SINCE 1954 , AND OPERATORS WERE WORKING A SMALL RICH ORE BODY. NO PRODUCTION FIGURES FOUND

Comment (Workings): N CROSSCUT ADIT - 2 BRANCHES 500 FT. FROM PORTAL. 300 FT. INTO NW BRANCH IS A 140 FT. VERT WINZE. A CUT BEING DRIVEN N AT TIME OF CLARK, 1962 , ACCOUNT

Comment (Geology): SERIES OF NARROW QTZ VEINS IN MICA SCHIST, QTZ-MICA SCHIST & GRAPHITIC SCHIST. A NUMBER OF DIKES OF FINE-GRAINE DIORTE & QTZ DIORITE ARE PRESENT. VEINS ARE INTENSELY FAULTED & SHEARED

Comment (Location): UTM ACC W 1/2 N OF INDIAN CREEK

Comment (Deposit): VEINS


References

Reference (Deposit): CLARK, W.B., & LYDON, P.A., 1962 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF CALAVERAS COUNTY, CALIF.: CALIF. DIV. MINES & GEOL., COUNTY REPORT 2 , P. 67 , 176

Reference (Deposit): CRAWFORD, J.J., 1896 , CALAVERAS COUNTRY: CALIF. MIN. BUR. 13 TH REPORT STATE MINERALOGIST, P. 117

Reference (Production): CLARK, 1962


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