Mother Lode Central Mines

The Mother Lode Central Mines is a gold mine located in Calaveras county, California at an elevation of 1,460 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: Mother Lode Central Mines  

State:  California

County:  Calaveras

Elevation: 1,460 Feet (445 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 38.04667, -120.52944

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Mother Lode Central Mines MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Mother Lode Central Mines
Secondary: Bullion and Marble Springs Claim


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead


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

Analytical Data: ORE AVERAGED $7.20 PER TON AU


Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Deposit): VEINS, TWO VEINS ON PROPERTY; MARBLE SPRINGS (STRIKES NW, DIPS 55 NE) AND TO SW THE BULLION VEIN (STRIKES NEARLY W AND DIPS 55 N). MARBLE SPRINGS VEIN IS UP TO 15 FT THICK. BULLION VEIN 8 - 28 FT THICK, FOOTWALL IS OF GREENSTONE, HANGING WALL IS SLATE.

Comment (Deposit): ORIGINALLY CLAIMS WORKED SEPARATE WITH CLAIMS ORGANIZED IN 1934 - BOTH MINES ON MAP ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Location): UTM ACC - BULLION MINE SE 1/4 SEC 3 , NE 1/4 SEC 10

Comment (Production): ACTIVE 1934 - 193915 TONS OF ORE TREATED DAILY IN 1936; BULLION CLAIM WORKED OVER 30 YEARS AGO.

Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED BY AT LEAST 3 SHAFTS: NO. 1 ON MARBLE SPRINGS CLAIM; 200 FT. INCLINED SHAFT WITH LEVEL AT 200 FT; NO. 2 SHAFT 500 FT TO SE SUNKEN VEIN, 600 FT INCLINED DEPTH AND 150 FT SHAFT ON BULLION VEIN. DRIFT CONNECTS 1 AND 2 ON 200 FT. LEVEL ORE SHOOT ON MARBLE SPRINGS VEIN IS SE OF SHAFT WITH PITCH OF 300 FT AND STOPE LENGTH OF 130 FT.


References

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. 34 - 35 , 64 , 169 AND PL B

Reference (Deposit): GOODWIN, J.G., 1957 , LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIF.; CALIF. JOUR. OF MINES & GEOL., DIV. OF MINES, VOL. 53 NOS 3 & 4 PG. 432

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. 276 - 7

Reference (Production): CLARK ( 1962 ) , GOODWIN ( 1957 )


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