Eclipse

The Eclipse is a gold mine located in Calaveras county, California at an elevation of 1,499 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: Eclipse  

State:  California

County:  Calaveras

Elevation: 1,499 Feet (457 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 38.08639, -120.56000

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Eclipse MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Eclipse


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: California
County: Calaveras
District: Smiths Flat


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


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

Form: LENSES


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND, ACTIVE PRIOR AND DURING 1890'S

Comment (Deposit): VEINS, SM INTERCONNECTING VEINS OF QTZ, THREE PARALLEL ZONES OF GOLD-BEARING ROCK WITH MINE ON CENTER BODY

Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED BY 115 FT SHAFT AND 2 ADITS

Comment (Geology): SM INTERCONNECTING VEINS OF QUARTZ, THREE PARALLEL ZONES OF GOLD - BEARING ROCK WITH MINE ON CENTER BODY


References

Reference (Deposit): CRAWFORD, J. J., 1894 , CALAVERAS COUNTY: 12TH REPT. STATE MIN.; CALIF MIN BUR, P 92 , 97

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 148

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 303


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