Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryCopper, Silver, Lead
TertiaryTungsten
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLENSES, STRINGERS
Ore controlFaulting Prior And After Deposition Of Quartz Filling
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockArgillite · Calaveras Complex
Associated rockDiorite,Latite,Andesite
StructureTwo Main Ore Zones; 1 Under Lava Capping Of Banner 100 Ft. Depth Other Part Of Central Mine.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10101288
MRDS IDC011506
Alternate namesLava Cap
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.22739, -120.9702
References
CHANDLER, J. W., 1941 , MINING METHODS AND COSTS OF THE LAVA CAP GOLD MINING CORPORATION, NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 37 , NO. 3 , P. 409 - 412 .LOGAN, C. A., 1934 , REVIEW OF GOLD MINING IN EAST - CENTRAL CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 31 , NO. 1 , P. 16 - 17 .ERIC, J. C., 1948 , TABULATION OF COPPER DEPOSITS IN CALIFORNIA IN COPPER IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES BULLETIN 144 , P. 278 .GOODWIN, J. G., 1957 , LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 57 , NOS 3 AND 4 , P. 580 .ERIC ( 1948 ) GOODWIN ( 1957 )