The Lancha Plana Gold Dredging Co is a gold mine located in Calaveras county, California.
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Lancha Plana Gold Dredging Co MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lancha Plana Gold Dredging Co
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: Producer
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
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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 (Production): OPERATED MAY 1936 TO FEB. 1940
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: DREDGING OPERATIONS ON THE G. B. PODESTA RANCH, FORMERLY HILLS RANCH, COMMENCED IN SPRING OF 1936. AVERAGE DEPTH OF AURIFEROUS SAND AND GRAVEL IS 20' ; OVERLAIN IN PLACES BY A THIN LOAM UP TO 6'THICK. BEDROCK IS OF SOFT CLAY. FIFTEEN MEN EMPLOYED WHEN PROPERTY VISITED IN JANUARY 1936. COMPANY HOPES TO DREDGE 1 1/2 MILLION CU. YDS. A YEAR, OR ABOUT 3500 CU. YDS A DAY. FINE, FLAKE GOLD SAID TO AVERAGE 10? PER YD
References
Reference (Deposit): Clark, W.B, and Lydon, P.A., 1962, Mines and Mineral Resources of Calaveras County: California Division of Mines and Geology, COUNTY REPT. NO. 2, P. 201
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. V. 32, (32nd report of the State Mineralogist) NO. 3, P. 345-6
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. Bulletin. 135, P. 253.
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