Alpine

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

Name: Alpine  

State:  California

County:  Calaveras

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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