Funny Bug

The Funny Bug is a gold mine located in El Dorado county, California at an elevation of 1,519 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: Funny Bug  

State:  California

County:  El Dorado

Elevation: 1,519 Feet (463 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 38.74833, -120.89194

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Funny Bug MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Funny Bug
Secondary: Pendelco


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc


Location

State: California
County: El Dorado


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


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

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ASSAYS VARIABLE FOR AU AND 1 - 10 % OR MORE CU


Materials

Ore: Malachite
Ore: Stibnite
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Molybdenite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Magnetite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Deposit): 2 MAIN VEINS & FRACTURES IN AUGITE DIORITE

Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED BY CROSSCUTS ON TWO LEVELS FROM A 200 FT SHAFT SUNK NEAR MAIN VEIN WITH SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET OF DRIFTS.

Comment (Geology): VEINS LIE IN CONTACT METAMORPHIC ZONE OF GREENSTONE, MICA SCHIST, AND GRANODIORITE

Comment (Commodity): ORE IS OF PARALLEL BANDS OF PYRITE CHALCOPYRITE, QUARTZ AND MAGNETITE

Comment (Location): UTM ACC SE 1/4 SEC

Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND ACTIVE 1928 - 1942 , 1953


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. 414 , 481 , 502 , 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. 242 AND 266 .


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