The Plymouth Rock is a copper, gold, silver, and lead mine located in Calaveras county, California.
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
Elevation:
Commodity: Copper, Gold, Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 38.09556, -120.84472
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Plymouth Rock MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Plymouth Rock
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Location
State: California
County: Calaveras
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
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Ownership
Not available
Production
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Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
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Structure
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Alterations
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Rocks
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Analytical Data
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Materials
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Comments
Comment (Deposit): ADD. REF. NO. 4. EC. MINERAL MAP NO. 7, 1957; COUNTY REPT. NO. 2, P. 174 AND PL. B
Comment (Production): 0-100,000 LBS CU. 362' TUNNEL, 135' SHAFT; MILL ON PROPERTY ORE TREATED IN 10-STAMP MILL
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: ALTERED DIABASE CUT BY QUARTZ VEINLETS AND MINERALIZED WITH AURIFEROUS SULFIDES, PYRITE, CHALCOPYRITE, GALENA,AND SPHALERITE. INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION BETWEEN 1890 AND 1933. SHIPMENTS MADE IN 1917 AND IN 1933 CONTAINED ABOUT 1 1/2% COMBINED LEAD AND COPPER
References
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. B. 144, P. 222; V. 32, NO. 3, P. 316
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. EC. MINERAL MAP NO. 6
Reference (Deposit): REPT. 14, P. 101; V. 53, NOS. 3 & 4, P. 436
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