The Mother Lode Central Mines is a gold mine located in Calaveras county, California at an elevation of 1,460 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: 1,460 Feet (445 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 38.04667, -120.52944
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Mother Lode Central Mines MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mother Lode Central Mines
Secondary: Bullion and Marble Springs Claim
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
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: 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: ORE AVERAGED $7.20 PER TON AU
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): VEINS, TWO VEINS ON PROPERTY; MARBLE SPRINGS (STRIKES NW, DIPS 55 NE) AND TO SW THE BULLION VEIN (STRIKES NEARLY W AND DIPS 55 N). MARBLE SPRINGS VEIN IS UP TO 15 FT THICK. BULLION VEIN 8 - 28 FT THICK, FOOTWALL IS OF GREENSTONE, HANGING WALL IS SLATE.
Comment (Deposit): ORIGINALLY CLAIMS WORKED SEPARATE WITH CLAIMS ORGANIZED IN 1934 - BOTH MINES ON MAP ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Location): UTM ACC - BULLION MINE SE 1/4 SEC 3 , NE 1/4 SEC 10
Comment (Production): ACTIVE 1934 - 193915 TONS OF ORE TREATED DAILY IN 1936; BULLION CLAIM WORKED OVER 30 YEARS AGO.
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED BY AT LEAST 3 SHAFTS: NO. 1 ON MARBLE SPRINGS CLAIM; 200 FT. INCLINED SHAFT WITH LEVEL AT 200 FT; NO. 2 SHAFT 500 FT TO SE SUNKEN VEIN, 600 FT INCLINED DEPTH AND 150 FT SHAFT ON BULLION VEIN. DRIFT CONNECTS 1 AND 2 ON 200 FT. LEVEL ORE SHOOT ON MARBLE SPRINGS VEIN IS SE OF SHAFT WITH PITCH OF 300 FT AND STOPE LENGTH OF 130 FT.
References
Reference (Deposit): CLARK, W.B., LYDON, P.A., 1962 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF CALAVERAS COUNTY, CALIF.; COUNTY REPORT 2 ; CALIF. DIV. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, P. 34 - 35 , 64 , 169 AND PL B
Reference (Deposit): GOODWIN, J.G., 1957 , LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIF.; CALIF. JOUR. OF MINES & GEOL., DIV. OF MINES, VOL. 53 NOS 3 & 4 PG. 432
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. 276 - 7
Reference (Production): CLARK ( 1962 ) , GOODWIN ( 1957 )
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