Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsUnderground
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockGreenstone
StructureSm. Faults Offset Veins
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1894 - 1914 , 1921
Identification
Deposit ID10102640
MRDS IDM005954
Alternate namesBackman
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.12769, -120.62962
References
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 136KERR, M. B., 1900 , REGISTER OF MINES AND MINERALS, COUNTY OF CALAVERAS, CALIF: CALIF. MIN. BUR.LOGAN, C. A., 1934 , THE MOTHER LODE GOLD BELT OF CALIF.: CALIF. DIV. OF MINES BULL. 108 P. 143LOGAN, C. A., FRANKE, H., 1936 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF CALAVERAS COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 32 , NO. 3 ; DIV. OF MINES, P 2975) TUCKER, W. B., 1915 ; CALAVERAS COUNTY: 14TH REPT. STATE MIN.; CALIF. MIN. BUR., P 69CLARK ( 1962 )