The Pennsylvania is a gold mine located in Nevada county, California at an elevation of 2,559 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: 2,559 Feet (780 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 39.20889, -121.05528
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Pennsylvania MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Pennsylvania
Secondary: W.Y.O.D.
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: California
County: Nevada
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1893
Year: 1892
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: L
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: SEAM, IRREGULAR SHOOTS QTZ. IS SHEARED, MASSIVE AND COMB
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 1 TON CON. AVG. 2.5 - 4.5 OZ. AU. 5 - 8 OZ. AG
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Production): AT 500 FT. LEVEL, W.Y.O.D. VEIN YIELDED $18 - $20 AU/TON. AT 700 FT. LEVEL, $50 AU/TON AND SULFIDES AVG. $250 - $300/TON (OLD PRICES). PRODUCTION GRADE VALUES BASED ON AU AT $20.67/OZ. FOR ADDITIONAL YEARLY PRODUCTION FIGURES, SEE JOHNSON ( 1940 ) P. 83 .
Comment (Deposit): 2 VEINS, AVG. 12 - 18 IN. THICK W/2 % SULFIDES
Comment (Workings): INCLINED SHAFTS, DRIFTS, TUNNEL, CROSSCUTS, 14 - 15 LEVELS, WINZE, STOPES
Comment (Deposit): PATENTED CROSSCUTS CONNECT THE PENNSYLVANIA TO THE EMPIRE MINE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C. A., 1941 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 37 , NO. 3 , PL. 3 .
Reference (Deposit): MACBOYLE, E., 1918 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA COUTNY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 16 , P. 230 - 233 .
Reference (Deposit): JOHNSTON, W. D., 1940 , THE GOLD QUARTZ VEINS OF GRASS VALLEY, CALIFORNIA: US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 194 , P. 83 - 86 .
Reference (Production): MACBOYLE ( 1918 ) JOHNSON ( 1940 )
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