The Water Lily is a gold mine located in Calaveras county, California at an elevation of 2,999 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: 2,999 Feet (914 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 38.40139, -120.50667
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Water Lily MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Water Lily
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
Analytical Data: ABUNDANT SULFIDES
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): UTM EST E 1/2
Comment (Production): CONSIDERABLE ACTIVITY IN 1880S
Comment (Deposit): VEIN, ORE SHOOT
Comment (Workings): 230 & 125 FT. SHAFTS
Comment (Geology): 1 - 4 FT. VEIN OF DARK QTZ. & SULFIDES - 200 FT. ORE SHOOT
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. 186
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W.B., 1916 , CALAVERAS COUNTY: CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL., 14 TH REPORT STATE MINERALOGIST, P. 112
Reference (Deposit): KERR, M.B., 1900 , REGISTER OF MINES AND MINERALS, CALAVERAS CO.: CALIF. MIN. BUR., 27 , 22 P.
Reference (Production): CLARK, 1962
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