The Normandie Dulmaine is a gold mine located in Nevada county, California at an elevation of 2,201 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: 2,201 Feet (671 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 39.20528, -121.11000
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Normandie Dulmaine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Normandie Dulmaine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: California
County: Nevada
District: Rough & Ready
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
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Fissure, 2 - 4 Ft Thick
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Production): $100,000 PRODUCTION CLAIMED
Comment (Deposit): VEIN, DULMAINE, 12 - 18 IN THICK, & NORMANDY, PARALLELS DULMAINE, 700 FT E HAS 2 BRANCHES 40 - 50 FT APART DIPPING 35 & 65 W.
Comment (Workings): SHAFT
Comment (Deposit): INCLUDES DULMAINE, W DULMAINE, NORMANDY, W NORMANDY, E NORMANDY, & S NORMANDY, ABOUT 70 ACRES. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): CHANDLER, J. W., 1941 , MINING METHODS AND COSTS OF THE LAVA CAP GOLD MINING CORPORATION, NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 37 , NO. 3 , P. 426 - 427 .
Reference (Deposit): MACBOYLE, E., 1918 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 16 , P. 208 - 209 .
Reference (Production): MACBOYLE, 1918
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