The Crown Point Cons. is a gold mine located in El Dorado county, California at an elevation of 1,499 feet.
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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
Elevation: 1,499 Feet (457 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 38.67639, -120.80889
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Crown Point Cons. MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Crown Point Cons.
Secondary: Bald Eagle
Secondary: Gold Queen
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
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Commodity): SMALL LOTS OF ORE YIELDED $20 OR MORE PER TON AU
Comment (Location): UTM ACC. NE 1/4 OF SW 1/4 SEC.
Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND. ACTIVE 1894 AND AROUND 1923 .
Comment (Deposit): 3 VEINS 4 - 20 FT. THICK
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED BY 500 FT. INCLINED SHAFT WITH LEVELS AT 100 , 200 , 300 AND 400 FT. LEVELS WITH 600 FT. DRAIN TUNNEL INTERSECTING SHAFT AT 300 FT. LEVEL, 150 FT. S OF MAIN SHAFT.
Comment (Geology): VEINS IN MARIPOSA SLATE
Comment (Deposit): TWO CLAIMS 3000 FT. BY 600 FT. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C. A., 1935 , MOTHER LODE GOLD BELT OF CALIF.: CALIF. DIV. MINES BULL. 108 , PG. 23 AND PL. II.
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C. A., 1938 , MIN. RESOURCES OF EL DORADO CO.: CALIF. JOUR. OF MINES AND GEOL., VOL. 34 , NO. 3 , PG. 260 AND PL. II.
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. 494 AND PL. 10 .
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