The Gold Cliff Mine is a gold mine located in Calaveras county, California at an elevation of 1,401 feet.
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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
Elevation: 1,401 Feet (427 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 38.06611, -120.54417
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Gold Cliff Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gold Cliff Mine
Secondary: Claims: Pilot Knob
Secondary: Gold Cliff
Secondary: Madison Fairfax
Secondary: Excelsior
Secondary: Peachy No. 1
Secondary: Peachy No. 2
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
Type: L
Description: Nearly Horizontal Fault Between 1600 And 1700 Ft Levels - Several Hundred Ft Displacement - Orebody Displaced To N.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ORE FROM $2 - $2.50 PER TON AU
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Commodity): ORE IS CRUSHED AMPHIBOLITE SCHIST. FINE CRYSTALS OF PYRITE CARRY MORE ORE THAN COARSE CRYSTALS.
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED BY 1700 FT INCLINED SHAFT AND OPEN CUT EXTENSIVE UNDER GROUND WORKINGS, OVER SEVERAL THOUSAND FEET IN LENGTH ORE SHOOT VARIED FROM 30 - 65 DEG. DIP W/AVG. OF 45 TO N DOWN TO 1600 FT LEVEL
Comment (Deposit): 25 ACRES ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Location): UTM ACC SW 1/4 SEC
Comment (Production): DISCOVERED 1850 , 1850 - 1884 , 1884 - 1920 , SAMPLE CUT 1930
Comment (Deposit): ORE IS MINERALIZED SCHIST CUT BY NUMEROUS QTZ VEINS AND VEINLETS, DIP FLATTENS TO AS LITTLE AS 7 DEG AT DEPTH. MASSIVE BARREN QTZ IN UPPER WORKINGS IS HANGING WALL BUT AT DEPTH HANGING WALL IS GROOVED AMPHIBOLITE SCHIST. GOLD CLIFF VEIN SYSTEM INTERSECTS UTICA VEIN SYSTEM 2700 FT BELOW SURFACE. AVE. DIP AT SURFACE IS 45 DEG.
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. 306 AND 312 .
Reference (Production): CLARK ( 1962 ), LOGAN 1934
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 , 55 , 62 , 153 , 165 AND PL B.
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C. A., 1934 , THE MOTHER LODE GOLD BELT OF CALIF.; CALIF. DIV. OF MINES, BULL. 108 , PG. 140 - 141 .
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