The Alto Mine is a gold mine located in Calaveras county, California at an elevation of 600 feet.
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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: 600 Feet (183 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 37.8944, -120.60530
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Alto Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Alto Mine
Secondary: Alta
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
Not available
Workings
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Ownership
Owner Name: Glamis Gold Inc.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1990
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Plant
Plant Type: Leach
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1886
Discovery Year: 1886
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
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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
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References
Reference (Deposit): CALIF 32,NO 3,P 296;B 145,PL 2;CALIF COUNTY REPT NO 2,P 135
Reference (Deposit): JUNE 30, 1988. 1988, 20 PP.
Reference (Deposit): & P 37-40
Reference (Deposit): RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1990.
Reference (Deposit): GLAMIS GOLD LTD. ANNUAL REPORT FOR JUNE 30, 1987 THROUGH
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.
