The Hexter Placer Mine is a gold mine located in Calaveras county, California.
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Mine Info
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Hexter Placer Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hexter Placer Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Calaveras
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
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Rocks
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Analytical Data
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Materials
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Comments
Comment (Production): MAIN HAULAGEWAY DRIVEN 1400' DURING 1896 TO 1899. IDLE SINCE 1917.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: PROPERTY WORKED FOR GOLD IN THE GRAVELS AND FOR THE OPALS FOUND ON THE PROPERTY; HOWEVER, OPALS ARE TOO SOFT AND ARE NOT USED AS GEM STONES. PAY GRAVEL 150' WIDE AND 7' DEEP; SLIGHTLY CEMENTED. 2000' TUNNEL DRIVEN IN THE DIORITE BEDROCK UNDERNEATH THE RHYOLITIC AND ANDESITIC CAPPING TO THE CHANNEL, THAT FORMS THE CREST OF STOCKTON RIDGE. THE CHANNEL WAS DRIFTED ON FOR A DISTANCE OF 500' N AND 500' S.
References
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. V. 32, NO. 3, P. 345, 359 AND PL. 7
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. COUNTY REPT. NO. 2, P. 88, 199 AND PL. C
California Gold
"Where to Find Gold in California" looks at the density of modern placer mining claims along with historical gold mining locations and mining district descriptions to determine areas of high gold discovery potential in California. Read more: Where to Find Gold in California.
