Richie Hill Mine, Calaveritas, Calaveritas Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Richie Hill Mine | Mine |
Calaveritas | - not defined - |
Calaveritas Mining District | Mining District |
East Belt | - not defined - |
Calaveras County | County |
California | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 10' 3'' North , 120° 37' 28'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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San Andreas | 2,783 (2011) | 5.8km |
Mountain Ranch | 1,628 (2011) | 10.0km |
Angels Camp | 2,677 (2012) | 13.3km |
Murphys | 2,213 (2015) | 14.7km |
Vallecito | 442 (2011) | 15.7km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Calaveras Gem & Mineral Society | Angels Camp, California | 13km |
Amador County Gem & Mineral Society | Sutter Creek, California | 29km |
Mindat Locality ID:
75832
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:75832:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0091bd42-adb9-48c1-bc27-446dd97ef1c2
A former hydraulic placer Au occurrence/mine located in sec. 26, T4N, R12E, MDM. Property consisted of 40 acres. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 500 meters.
Mineralization is a placer Au deposit on the Fort Mountain channel. The gravel bank is 20 feet high, 200 feet long and exposes 1 to 18 inch slabs of quartz, schist, quartzite, and greenstone. Local rocks include Mesozoic granitic rocks, unit 3 (Sierra Nevada, Death Valley area, Northern Mojave Desert and Transverse Ranges).
Workings included hydraulic operations wherein the gravel was washed from the bank, along sloping floor of the cut and to sluices.
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Link to USGS MRDS: | 10028882 |
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References
(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file ID #0060090478
Clark, Lorin D. (1954) Geology and mineral deposits of the Calaveritas quadrangle, Calaveras County, California. Special Report 40. California Division of Mines p.21 - plates 1 and 2