Mine detail: Jenny Lind District

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 38.09525, -120.87079

Resource(M)

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Platinum, Silver
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz, Magnetite, Ilmenite, Zircon, Garnet
Orebody form: Irregular
Discovery year: 1849

Production

Operation type: Surface
Deposit type: Stream placer
Development status: Past Producer

Geology

Host type:Gravel
Structure:Bear Mountains fault zone, Melones fault zone
Tectonic:Magmatic arc

References

DEP10310633
Reference{Deposit:: Clark, W. B., 1970, Gold districts of California: California Divisions of Mines and Geology Bulletin 193, p. 80.}{Deposit:: Clark. W. B., Lydon, P.A., 1962, Mines and mineral resources of Calaveras County, California: California Division of Mines and Geology County Report No. 2, p. 76-93.}{Deposit:: Logan, C.A., 1919, Calaveras River area: California Mining Bureau Bulletin 85, pp. 32-35.}{Deposit:: Logan, C.A., 1936, Calaveras County, ancient shore line deposits: California Division of Mines Report 32, pp. 324-325.}{Deposit:: Tucker , W. B., 1915, Calaveras County, gold dredging: California Mining Bureau report 14, pp. 124-127.}
ReporterDowney, Cameron (Higgins, Chris, T.), Schruben, Paul G.