The Stanislaus Mine is a silver and mercury mine located in Calaveras county, California at an elevation of 1,982 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: 1,982 Feet (604 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Mercury
Lat, Long: 38.02167, -120.50278
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Stanislaus Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Stanislaus Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Mercury
Location
State: California
County: Calaveras
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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: Galena
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Petzite
Gangue: Altaite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Calaverite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): COLORADOITE
Comment (Location): UTM TO TOP OF CARSON HILL
References
Reference (Deposit): MURDOCH, JOSEPH, AND WEBB, R. W., 1966, MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA...CENTENNIAL VOLUME (1866 - 1966): CDMG BULL. 189.
Reference (Deposit): CLARK, W. B., AND LYDON, P. A., 1962, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF CALEVERAS COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CDMG COUNTY REPORT 2.
Reference (Deposit): HILLEBRAND, W. F., 1900, MINERALOGICAL NOTES: USGS BULL. 167, PP. 57 - 76.
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