Cassinelli Mine

The Cassinelli Mine is a gold 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

Name: Cassinelli Mine  

State:  California

County:  Calaveras

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 38.22528, -120.73444

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Cassinelli Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Cassinelli Mine
Secondary: Rising Star Mine
Secondary: Placer Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: California
County: Calaveras


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

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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

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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 (Production): FIRST WORKED 1871; IN 1896 GRAVEL EST. TO CONTAIN $4 A TON IN AU. INTERMITTENTLY ACTIVE 1900-16. AGAIN PROSPECTED 1920-25 & 1932-39

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: THE PAY GRAVEL IS ABOUT 100' WIDE; THE GRAVEL IS 20' DEEP, OF WHICH ABOUT 3' IS PAY DIRT; IT IS VERY COMPACT AND OCCASIONALLY CEMENTED. THE GOLD IS OF MEDIUM SIZE, WITH AN OCCASIONAL NUGGET; A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF BLACK SAND & PYRITE ACCOMPANIES THE GOLD. BEDROCK CONSISTS OF HARD & DECOMPOSED SLATE. THE CHANNEL IS CAPPED BY A BRECCIA OF ANDESITIC AND RHYOLITIC PEBBLES, WHICH IS OVERLAIN BY SURFACE GRAVELS. THE MINE MAKES ABOUT 25,000 GALLONS OF WATER A DAY.


References

Reference (Deposit): CALIF. V. 32, NO. 3, P. 334-35, 362 AND PL. 8

Reference (Deposit): CALIF. COUNTY REPT. NO. 2, P. 90-91, 205, AND PL. C


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