The Rosecranz is a gold mine located in El Dorado county, California.
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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
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Rosecranz MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Rosecranz
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: El Dorado
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1888
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: Pyrite
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): UTM EST. SW 1/4
Comment (Commodity): 80 PERCENT OF AU IS IN NATIVE STATE, WORK ON 100 FT. XCUT TO TAYLOR VEIN, AND ON 130 FT. LEVEL IN TAYLOR VEIN, DIDN'T REVEAL ORE.
Comment (Production): NO OTHER PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND.
Comment (Deposit): VEIN
Comment (Workings): 350 FT. SHAFT, INCLINED?, W LEVELS AT 100 , 130 , 200 , 250 , 350 FT. OPEN STOPES ON 100 FT. LEVEL IS XCUT TO ADJOINING TAYLOR VEIN. SURFACE THICKNESS OF AMPHIBOLITE SCHIST IS 250 FT, W MARIPOSA SLATE ON BOTH SIDES. VEIN HAS LITTLE GOUGE, IS FROZEN. W OF TAYLOR VEIN. OCCURS IN IRREGULAR SHAPED BODIES. HARD WALLS PERMIT MINING W/O TIMBER.
Comment (Geology): 3 1/2 FT. THICK VEIN
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. 423 , 424 .
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C. A., 1938 , MIN. RESOURCES OF EL DORADO CO.: CALIF. JOUR. OF MINES AND GEOL., VOL. 34 , NO. 3 , PG. 248 , 249 , 267 , PL. II.
Reference (Production): CLARK AND CARLSON, 1956
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