The Briar Cliff is a gold mine located in El Dorado county, California at an elevation of 1,152 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 1,152 Feet (351 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 38.56444, -120.83306
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Briar Cliff MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Briar Cliff
Secondary: Baldwin
Secondary: Last Chance
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: El Dorado
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1935
Year: 1936
Time Period: - 1936
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Commodity): BEST ORE FROM HANGING WALL
Comment (Production): ACTIVE 1890'S, 1909 , 1914 , 1932 - 1936 , 1940 - 1941
Comment (Deposit): VEIN 15 FT AVERAGE THICKNESS
Comment (Geology): VEIN DIPS 60 TO 72 SE AMPHIBOLITE HANGING WALL SLATE FOOTWALL
Comment (Deposit): LAST CHANCE CLAIM ON N AND BALDWIN ON S ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Location): UTM ACC W EDGE OF 12
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED BY 200 FT 70 DEG. INCLINED SHAFT, A NE DRIFT ADIT TO SHAFT AND 500 FT WINZE TWO LEVELS AT 100 AND 170 FT STOPED FROM 100 FT LEVEL TO SURFACE
References
Reference (Deposit): CLARK, W. B., AND CARLSON, D. W., 1956 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF EL DORADO CO., CALIF.: CALIF. JOUR. OF MINES AND GEOL., VOL. 52 , NO. 4 , PG. 411 - 412 AND PL 10 .
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C. A., 1938 , MIN. RESOURCES OF EL DORADO CO.: CALIF. JOUR. OF MINES AND GEOL., VOL. 34 , NO. 3 , PG. 226 AND 259 AND PL 2 .
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W. B., 1919 , EL DORADO COUNTY: CALIF. MIN. BUR. REPT., 15TH REPT. STATE MIN., P. 280 .
Reference (Production): CLARK ( 1956 ) LOGAN 1938
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