The Allison-Merrimac Group is a gold mine located in Calaveras county, California at an elevation of 1,201 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: 1,201 Feet (366 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 38.02278, -120.53361
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Allison-Merrimac Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Allison-Merrimac Group
Secondary: Merrimac
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): NORTH DRIFT OF WORKINGS EXPOSES 1 TO 3 FT BANDED VEIN
Comment (Deposit): VEIN, BANDED VEIN IN PLACES. ENTIRE 40 FT ZONE IS SAID TO BE GOLD-BEARING PAY-ROCK
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED BY 2 ADITS AND OPEN CUT, ONE CROSSCUT ADIT ENCOUNTERED ORE 100 FT FROM ENTRANCE WHICH DIVIDES TWO CLAIMS. DRIFTS EXTEND FROM BOTH SIDES WITH ADIT ALSO GOING THROUGH 40 FT SECTION OF VEIN
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: GOLD VEIN ON MOTHER LODE AS MUCH AS 45 FT. THICK
References
Reference (Deposit): CRAWFORD, J.J., 1896 , CALAVERAS COUNTY: 13 TH REPT. STATE MIN.; CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 96
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. 134
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. 296
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