Adams Gulch

The Adams Gulch is a gold mine located in El Dorado county, California at an elevation of 1,191 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

Name: Adams Gulch  

State:  California

County:  El Dorado

Elevation: 1,191 Feet (363 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 38.60361, -120.83528

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Adams Gulch MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Adams Gulch
Secondary: Stony Point
Secondary: Sullivan
Secondary: White Oak


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: California
County: El Dorado


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


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

Form: VEIN


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Production): ACTIVE 1902 - 1911 , 1914

Comment (Location): UTM ACC NEAR CNTR OF BOUNDARY SEC. 25 & 26

Comment (Geology): VEIN IN MARIPOSA SLATES

Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED BY 180 UPPER AND 200 FT. LOWER CROSSCUT ADITS.


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. 484 AND PL. 10 .

Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C. A., 1935 , MOTHER LODE GOLD BELT OF CALIF.: CALIF. DIV. MINES BULL. 108 , PG. 15 .

Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C. A., 1938 , MIN. RESOURCES OF EL DORADO CO.: CALIF. JOUR. OF MINES AND GEOL., VOL. 34 , NO. 3 , PL. II.

Reference (Production): LOGAN ( 1938 )


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