The Calaveras - Columbus is a gold mine located in Calaveras county, California at an elevation of 2,100 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: 2,100 Feet (640 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 38.41389, -120.56722
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Calaveras - Columbus MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Calaveras - Columbus
Secondary: Amador - Columbus
Secondary: Columbus
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
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
Ore: Pyrrhotite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Commodity): SOME OF ORE IS HIGH GRADE, ABUNDANT SULFIDES
Comment (Production): ACTIVE 1892 - 1910 , 1921 - 1927 , 1932 - 1935 . NO PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND.
Comment (Deposit): VEIN, 2 - 5 FT THICK
Comment (Location): UTM ACC CTR OF S 1/2 SEC
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED BY 500 FT CROSSCUT EASTWARD TO VEIN WITH 400 FT N. DRIFT AND 400 FT S. DRIFT. 90 FT WINZE ON N DRIFT WITH 50 FT N. DRIFT AND 150 FT S. DRIFT OFF WINZE
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. 38 - 39 , 142 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. 246 - 7 , 301
Reference (Production): CLARK ( 1962 )
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