The Ferguson is a gold mine located in Calaveras county, California at an elevation of 3,150 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: 3,150 Feet (960 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 38.40278, -120.48861
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Ferguson MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ferguson
Secondary: Cargo Hill
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
Type: L
Description: Diorite Dikes Cut Across Vein And Are Thought To Be The Cause Of Mineralization
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ORE FROM $60 - $173 PER TON AU
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED BY CLEANING & DEWATERING OLD 165 FT VERTICLE SHAFT AND WORKING ON 90 FT LEVEL DRIVING 40 FT DRIFT TO NE.
Comment (Production): ORE SHIPPED TO SMELTER AVERAGED $60 - $173 PER TON. ACTIVE PRIOR 1913 AND FROM 1935 - 1936
Comment (Deposit): VEIN, AVERAGES 8 IN THICK. IN BASE ORE VEIN QUARTZ IS BLUISH-BLACK
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. 150
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. 254 - 255 .
Reference (Production): CLARK ( 1962 ), LOGAN ( 1936 )
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