The Vonich is a gold mine located in Calaveras county, California.
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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
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Vonich MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Vonich
Secondary: Dubovonich
Secondary: Dalmazia & Andrea. Claims: Dubovonich
Secondary: Fields Homestead
Secondary: Dalmazia Ii
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: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): UTM ACC. W 1/2 IN VONICH GULCH
Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION RECORDS FOUND
Comment (Deposit): VEIN
Comment (Workings): W CROSSCUT & 195 FT SHAFT.
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 & PL B
Reference (Deposit): ERIC, J. H., STROMQUIST, A. A., & SWINNY, C. M., 1955 , GEOL. OF THE ANGELS CAMP AND SONORA QUADS., CALAVERAS & TUOLOMNE COS.: CALIF. DIV. MINES SPEC. REPORT. 41 , P. 49 , 51 , PL B
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C. A., FRANKE, H., 1936 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF CALAVERAS CO.: CDM CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL., VOL. 32 , NO. 3 , P. 322
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W. B., 1916 , CALAVERAS COUNTY: CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL., 14TH REPORT STATE MINERALOGIST, P. 112 .
Reference (Deposit): 5) USGS MAP GQ-222
Reference (Production): CLARK, 1962
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