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Alto Mine (Alta Mine), Alto District, West Belt, Calaveras Co., California, USA

Latitude: 37°53'42"N
Longitude: 120°36'22"W

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Production:: CLARK ( 1962 ), TUCKER ( 1915 )
Commodities (Major) - Gold
Development Status: Producer
Host Rock: Slate

Mineral List

Gold

Pyrite

Quartz

3 entries listed. 3 valid minerals.

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References

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. 37 - 40 , 135 AND PL 3
Deposit:: TUCKER, W.B., 1915 , CALAVERAS COUNTY; 14 TH REPT. STATE MIN.; CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 68

Clark, William B., 1963, Gold Belts of California, California Division of mines and Geology, BULLETIN 193, pp. 24.

Clark, W. B., and Lydon, P. A., 1962, Calaveras County, Alto mine:
California Div. of Mines and Geology County Report 2, pp. 37 and 40.

Lowell. F. L., 1919, Alto gold mine: California Min. Bur. Rept. 16, p.
629 (erroneously shown as being in Stanislaus County).

Toliaferro, N. L., and Soiori, A. J., 1948, Geologic mop of the Copperopolis
quadrangle: California Div. Mines colored quadrangle map
(PL I of Bull. 145).

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