California Gold and Copper

The California Gold and Copper is a copper mine located in Nevada county, California at an elevation of 600 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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: California Gold and Copper  

State:  California

County:  Nevada

Elevation: 600 Feet (183 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 39.15889, -121.25694

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California Gold and Copper MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: California Gold and Copper


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver


Location

State: California
County: Nevada
District: Spenceville


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: D. L. Evans
Years: 1941 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: California Trough


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: REPORTED CONTENT OF 6 % CU, SOME AU, AG


Materials

Ore: Malachite
Ore: Bornite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION REPORTED

Comment (Workings): SIXTEEN TO ONE CLAIM: 30 FT. SHAFT ON A 20 FT. VEIN, CARRYING 7 - 14 % CU. JACKSON CLAIM: 450 FT. TUNNEL ON LEDGE, CARRYING 8 % CU, $10 AU; VEIN IS 6 - 7 FT. IN THICKNESS. CROPPINGS ARE FOUND BEYOND THE BREAST OF THE TUNNEL, ANOTHER SHAFT 50 FT. DEEP IN ORE

Comment (Deposit): COMPRISES 65 ACRES. IN 1908 THE HOLDINGS INCLUDED THE JACKSON. SAN FRANCISCO, AMERICAN, ST. LOUIS, PHILADEPHIA, AND SIXTEEN TO ONE CLAIMS. FROM THE ACREAGE NOW SHOWN IT IS APPARENT SOME OF THE CLAIMS HAVE PASSED INTO OTHER HANDS. THE ORE WAS COMPOSED OF MALACHITE, BORNITE, CHALCOPYRITE, IRON PYRITE & QUARTZ.


References

Reference (Deposit): AUBURY, L.E., 1908 , COPPER RESOURCES IN CALIFORNIA BULL. 50 ; CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 195 , 197 , 203

Reference (Deposit): MAC BOYLE, E., 1918 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA COUNTY, 16 TH REPT. STATE MINERALOGIST: CA. MIN. BUR., P. 84


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