California · Calaveras County
Occurrence

Jackson Mccarthy Old Calaveras Mine

Calaveras County, California, United States
Copper
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlPossibly Reverse Dip Of Mc Carty Fault
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcanthite, Cuprite, Malachite
GangueChlorite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSchist
StructureMc 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.
AlterationChloritization
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10028776
MRDS IDM005966
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates37.97685, -120.63573
References
HEYL, G.R., 1948 , ORE DEPOSITS OF COPPEROPOLIS, CALAVERAS COUNTY, CALIFORNIA; COPPER IN CALIFORNIA, BULL. 144 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 109