Mountain Gold Dredging Co

The Mountain Gold Dredging Co 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: Mountain Gold Dredging Co

State:  California

County:  Calaveras

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 38.21083, -120.78944

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Mountain Gold Dredging Co MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Mountain Gold Dredging Co


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: California
County: Calaveras


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

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Ownership

Owner Name: C. R. Garibaldi


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Placer
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 (Geology): GEOL.DESC: GOLD RECOVERED FROM RECENT GRAVEL BED 8-10' THICK, CAPPED BY 4' SOIL OVERBURDEN. GOLD AVERAGED 38? PER YD.

Comment (Production): ACTIVE 1952-56. DRAGLINE DREDGE; DELIVERED GRAVEL TO 4 X 20' TROMMEL AND MULTIPLE SLUICES, BULLDOZER USED TO LEVEL AND RE-SOIL DREDGED GROUND.


References

Reference (Deposit): CALIF. COUNTY REPT. NO. 2, P. 203 AND PL.


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