Square Head Mine Or Chris Anderson Mine.

The Square Head Mine Or Chris Anderson 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: Square Head Mine Or Chris Anderson Mine.

State:  California

County:  Calaveras

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 38.21083, -120.60611

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Square Head Mine Or Chris Anderson Mine. MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Square Head Mine Or Chris Anderson 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
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): OVER $360,000 IN 1905; 450' OF BREASTING WAS DONE. NEW OPERATORS (1936) HAVE REOPENED THE 100' SHAFT AND HAVE DRIFTED 40' SW IN OLD WORKINGS. 5 MEN EMPLOYED.

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: OLD DRIFT MINE; THE CHANNEL IS CAPPED WITH A BRECCIA OF BASALTIC AND ANDESITIC PEBBLES. OLD 100' VERTICAL SHAFT CONNECTS WITH A TUNNEL DRIVEN IN BEDROCK OF SOFT SLATE FOR 450' AND 100' IN BLUE CEMENTED GRAVEL. 150' WIDTH OF PAY GRAVEL WITH DEPTH OF 7'WAS FORMERLY MINED. WIDTH OF CHANNEL IS 280', DEPTH OF GRAVEL 63'


References

Reference (Deposit): CALIF. V. 32, NO. 3,P. 352, 358 363 AND PL. 6

Reference (Deposit): CALIF. COUNTY REPT. NO. 2, P. 193 AND PL. C


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