The Alpine is a gold mine located in Calaveras county, California at an elevation of 2,201 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: 2,201 Feet (671 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 38.18083, -120.55667
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Alpine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Alpine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead
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
Type: L
Description: A Thin Dike, Heavy With Sulfides, Accompanies Vein
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Commodity): YIELDED ORE UP TO $125/TON AU IN GRADE DIKE WITH VEIN BEARS SULFIDES
Comment (Deposit): VEIN, BANDED QUARTZ WITH BLACK SLATE ON HANGING WALL AND MICA SCHIST ON FOOTWALL. VEIN IS 2 - 7 FT THICK.
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED BY 90 FT. AND 150 FT. DRIFT ADITS, UNPATENTED CLAIM, ACTIVE 1896 - 1901 .
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: STRATIFIED QUARTZ WITH PYRITE, GALENA, AND SPHALERITE. BLACK SLATE ON HANGING WALL WITH MICA SCHIST ON FOOTWALL VEIN IS 2 FT. TO 7 FT. THICK. A THIN DIKE, HEAVY WITH SULFIDES ACCOMPANIES VEIN
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. 135 AND PL. B
Reference (Deposit): KERR, M.B., 1900 , REGISTER OF MINES AND MINERALS, COUNTY OF CALAVERAS, CALIF.: CALIF. MIN. BUR.
Reference (Deposit): CRAWFORD, J.J., 1896 , CALAVERAS COUNTY: 13 TH REPT. STATE MIN.; CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 96
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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