USGS Mineral Resources Data System
Type: Historical mine record
Supports:
- mine identity
- development status
- commodities
- underground eligibility evidence
California · Calaveras County
Clincher
Unconfirmed Gold Mixed Underground / Surface
Key facts
- State
- California
- County
- Calaveras
- Development status
- Past Producer
- Mine type
- Mixed underground / surface
- Primary commodity
- Gold
- Verification
- Unconfirmed
Mine Location
Approximate AreaDocumented underground workings
Mindat locality description
A former lode Au mine located in sec. 21, T4N, R13E, MDM, about 5.35 km S of Mountain Ranch and about 6.35 km NE of Calaveritas, on the divide between Old Gulch and Calaveritas Creek. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 500 meters. Mi…
Historical mapped workings
USGS historical topographic mapping. Features may no longer exist.
- 3 adit symbols
View individual source records (2)
Every underlying record used to build the summary above, for research/verification use.
- USGS MRDS working type: Surface/Underground
- MRDS work_type documents underground workings: Surface/Underground · work_type
Verification
Unconfirmed
Source records support underground workings, but UndergroundMines has not yet independently verified this mine.
Why it's listed
Source records document both underground and surface mining.
History & operations
Historical record
- Development status: Past Producer
Commodities & minerals
Reported minerals
- Quartz
- Galena
- Gold
- Galena
- Native Gold
- Quartz
Access & recent conditions
- Land
- unknown
Community reports
No community field reports yet.
I Visited This MineSources & evidence
USGS Historical Topographic Mine Features
Type: Historical mapped physical features
Dataset: DOI 10.5066/P9TAALR6
Supports:
- mapped adit symbols (3)
Historical mapped features may no longer exist.
Mindat
Type: Mineralogical locality database
Record: Mindat Locality: 75057
Supports:
- locality identity
- reported minerals (3)
A Mindat locality match does not by itself establish underground workings.
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