Black Oak Clark, Davey, Dayton Consolidated

The Black Oak Clark, Davey, Dayton Consolidated is a gold mine located in El Dorado 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: Black Oak Clark, Davey, Dayton Consolidated  

State:  California

County:  El Dorado

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 38.86083, -120.84417

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Black Oak Clark, Davey, Dayton Consolidated MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Black Oak Clark, Davey, Dayton Consolidated


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: California
County: El Dorado


Land Status

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Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

Owner Name: R. J. Wilson


Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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 (Deposit): DAYTON CONSOLIDATED DEV. THE DAVEY, CLARK, AND DAVENPORT CLAIMS, PRODUCING SOME ORE. THESE WERE MERGED WITH THE BLACK OAK IN 1938 AND ARE NOW CONSIDERED PART OF THAT TIME. STATE REFERENCES SHOW LOCATION IN SEC. 34, BUT USGS QUAD. GARDEN VALLEY, CALIF. 1950, AND GEOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTION SHOW LOCATION IN SEC. 27

Comment (Workings): MAIN WORKING ENTRY IS 400--FT. VERTICAL SHAFT ON BLACK OAK; OTHER SHAFTS ON THE OTHER CLAIMS CONNECT; THERE ARE ABOUT 6,000 FT. OF DRIFTS AND CROSSCUTS.

Comment (Production): BLACK OAK WORKED AS POCKET MINE TO 1934 WHEN WILSON REOPENED, SUNK NEW SHAFT AND DEVELOPED MINE TO IMPORTANT SOURCE OF GOLD. BY 1937 MORE THAN $400,000 HAD BEEN PRODUCED BESIDES A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT THAT HAD BEEN HIGH GRADED. OPERATIONS CONTINUED UNTIL 1942 WHEN MINE WAS SHUT DOWN. IDLE SINCE.TOTAL OUTPUT APPROX. $1,250,000


References

Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 52, NO. 4, PP. 409-11, 488


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