Alpine

The Alpine is a gold mine located in El Dorado county, California at an elevation of 2,402 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: Alpine  

State:  California

County:  El Dorado

Elevation: 2,402 Feet (732 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 38.88639, -120.85833

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Alpine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Alpine
Secondary: Union Consolidated


Commodity

Primary: Gold


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

Type: L
Description: Number Of South-Dipping Veins Cross Vein And Dip 25 Deg. To S.


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Commodity): MOST OF GOLD IS FREE AND FINELY DISSEMINATED, MINOR AMOUNTS OF SULFIDES PRESENT IN ORE, ABOUT .5 %

Comment (Deposit): VEIN

Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED BY 400 FT. SHAFT WITH LEVELS AT 100 , 200 , 300 , 350 AND 400 FT. LEVELS WITH 430 FT. SUB LEVEL.

Comment (Geology): WHITE SUGARY QUARTZ


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. 405 - 406 , 484 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. 258 .


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