The Gold Hill Mine is a gold mine located in Calaveras county, California at an elevation of 1,401 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: 1,401 Feet (427 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 38.07389, -120.57417
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Gold Hill Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gold Hill Mine
Secondary: Claims: Clark Cons
Secondary: Osborn
Secondary: Placer Osborne Truax
Commodity
Primary: Gold
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
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Chlorite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Geology): COUNTRY ROCK IS CHLORITIC AMPHIBOLITE SCHIST, DARK MASSIVE FINE-GRAINED GREENSTONE WITH SMALLER AMOUNTS OF PHYLLITE AND SLATE.
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED BY INCLINED 330 FT SHAFT, LEVELS AT 165 AND 300 FT AND 2 ADITS, ONE A CROSSCUT JUST W OF SHAFT AND A DRIFT ADIT 200 YDS SE OF SHAFT. OVER 3000 FT OF DRIFTS, CONSIDERABLE STOPING SE OF SHAFT, NUMEROUS OPEN CUTS ON SURFACE, EXTENSIVE PROSPECTING
Comment (Location): UTM ACC NW 1/4 SEC
Comment (Production): ACTIVE EARLY DAYS OF GOLD RUSH, $100,000 REMOVED FROM RICH SURFACE POCKETS, ACTIVE AGAIN 1890 - 1902 , 1936 , RECENT SURFACE EXPLORATION
Comment (Deposit): VEIN, 10 - 30 FT THICK
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 , 56 , 154 , AND PL B.
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. 242 .
Reference (Production): CLARK ( 1962 )
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