The Wallace Dredging Co is a gold mine located in Calaveras county, California at an elevation of 249 feet.
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: 249 Feet (76 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 38.1909, -120.97590
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Wallace Dredging Co MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Wallace Dredging Co
Secondary: Gold Hill Dredging Co
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Calaveras
Land Status
Land ownership: Unknown
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
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Workings
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Ownership
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Production
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Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Alluvial
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Dredging
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: California Trough
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 (Location): Dredge piles on Bear Creek near Wallace visible on Google Earth and a point in the tailing was selected for the location. Dredge tailing are very extensive.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: AURIFEROUS LONE GRAVEL 4-8' THICK OVERLAIN BY 10-12' HARDPAN . GRAVEL TIGHT, CONTAINS NO BOULDERS. GOLD FINE, SPOTTY IN DISTRIBUTION
Comment (Production): 3 CU. FT. CONNECTED-BUCKET DREDGE ACTIVE OCT. 1936-OCT. 1939. GRAVEL WASHED IN 26' SCRUBBER-TROMMEL AND 700 SQ. FT. OF SLUICES
References
Reference (Deposit): Clark, W.B., and Lydon, P.A., 1962, Mines and mineral resource of Calaveras County, California: California Division of Mines and Geology County REPT No. 2 , P. 209.
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