Mine detail: Jackson Mccarthy Old Calaveras Mine

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Location

Lat / long: 37.97685, -120.63573

Resource(M)

Primary: Copper
Ore: Chalcanthite, Cuprite, Malachite
Gangue: Chlorite, Quartz

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: None
Development status: Occurrence

Geology

Host type:Schist
Structure:Mc Carty Fault; Strikes Parallel To Calaveras Fault 20 - 25 Ft East, Mc Carty Fault Dips East On Surface, Underground Workings Shows It Swing Through Vertical And Dip Steeply West.
Alteration processes:Chloritization

References

MRDSM005966
DEP10028776
ReferenceHEYL, G.R., 1948 , ORE DEPOSITS OF COPPEROPOLIS, CALAVERAS COUNTY, CALIFORNIA; COPPER IN CALIFORNIA, BULL. 144 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 109
ReporterGere, W., Fraticelli, L. A. (Albers, J.)