Fourth of July Claim

The Fourth of July Claim is a gold mine located in Calaveras county, California at an elevation of 719 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: Fourth of July Claim  

State:  California

County:  Calaveras

Elevation: 719 Feet (219 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 38.23944, -120.85667

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Fourth of July Claim MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Fourth of July Claim


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Platinum


Location

State: California
County: Calaveras
District: Camanche (Mokelumne River) District


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Frank E. Pickard
Years: 1936 -

Owner Name: Woodsworth, Willard
Years: 1936 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Stream Placer
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

Model Name: Placer Au-PGE


Orebody

Form: STREAM SEDIMENT DEPOSITS


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Eocene

Name: Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Eocene


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: GOLD IS 940 FINENESS IN AND NEAR BEDROCK


Materials

Ore: Gold


Comments

Comment (Location): LOCATION GIVEN IS FOR SOUTHERN OF TWO SHAFTS SHOWN IN QUARTER SECTION ON TOPO MAP

Comment (Commodity): UNVERIFIED REPORT OF PT

Comment (Workings): DRIFTING IN ALL DIRECTIONS FROM VERTICAL SHAFT

Comment (Production): 0.023 OZ/TON (0.8 PPM) AU. ACTIVE 1935-1937. TWO MEN EMPLOYED IN 1936. OTHER SOURCE SAYS GRAVELS AVERAGE ABOUT $1.15/YD AU, AND THE 1.5 FT OF GRAVEL ON SURFACE AVERAGES $.65/YD AU

Comment (Development): PRODUCTION YEARS 1935-1937

Comment (Geology): 7 FT OF CLAYEY GRAVEL OVERLIAN BY 60-80 FT OF ASH INTERBEDDED WITH GRAVEL; PARTLY CEMENTED GRAVEL IS ABOUT 4 FT DEEP. ALTERED ANDESITE BEDROCK.


References

Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C.A., AND FRANKE, HERBERT, 1936, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF CALAVERAS COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 32, NO. 3, P. 340, 359.

Reference (Deposit): CLARK, W.B., AND LYDON, P.A., 1962, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF CALAVERAS COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY COUNTY REPORT 2, P. 197.


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