Fellowcraft Mine

The Fellowcraft Mine is a gold mine located in Calaveras county, California at an elevation of 1,201 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

Name: Fellowcraft Mine  

State:  California

County:  Calaveras

Elevation: 1,201 Feet (366 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 38.22056, -120.67083

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Fellowcraft Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Fellowcraft Mine
Secondary: Bode
Secondary: Veritas


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: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


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

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): UTM EST NE 1/4

Comment (Production): 1852 , WORKED INTERMITTENTLY DURING 1860'S , 1870'S , 1880'S, 1890'S, 1900'S

Comment (Deposit): VEINS, TWO PRINCIPAL VEIN SYSTEMS 100 - 135 FT APART, EACH OF QTZ STRINGERS, W VEIN AVERAGES 2 FT THICK AND E IS 4 TO 8 FT THICK

Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED BY 230 FT. INCLINED SHAFT ( 54 DEG ) SUNK ON W. VEIN AND WITH 3 LEVELS AT 50 , 100 , AND 200 FT. LEVELS. ON 100 AND 200 FT. LEVELS CROSSCUTS EXTEND TO E. VEIN, ADIT ALSO ON W. VEIN

Comment (Geology): JUST TO E IS CALAVERAS SLATE


References

Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C.A., FRANKE, H., 1936 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF CALAVERAS COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 32 , NO. 3 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 304

Reference (Production): LOGAN ( 1934 ) CLARK ( 1962 )

Reference (Deposit): CLARK, W.B., LYDON, P.A., 1962 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF CALAVERAS COUNTY, CALIF.; COUNTY REPORT 2 ; CALIF. DIV. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, P. 54 , 150 AND PL B


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