The Rocky Glen is a gold mine located in Nevada county, California at an elevation of 5,279 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: 5,279 Feet (1,609 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 39.42694, -120.73583
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Rocky Glen MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Rocky Glen
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: California
County: Nevada
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/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
Form: RIBBON, OBLONG MASSES
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Production): EST. YIELD FROM STACEY & ILLINOIS WORKINGS ( THROUGH 1919 ) $300,000 . AVG. YIELD FROM STACEY VEIN $6 - $8 ORE/TON; FROM ILLINOIS VEIN AVG. $12/TON. FROM RUSSELL RAVINE AVG. $7 ORE/TON.
Comment (Workings): OPEN CUT, TUNNELS, INCLINED SHAFTS, CROSSCUTS STOPED, DRIFTING, RAISE
Comment (Deposit): 4 CLAIMS. INCLUDES: ILLINOIS CONS. 11 ACRES. PATENTED. STACEY 13 ACRES. PATENTED. ANNIE AND RUSSELL RAVINE. BLUE CLOUD ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Deposit): VEINS, FEW IN. - 14 FT. THICK AVG. 3 1/2 FT. THICK, ABOUT 2 IN. OF CLAY GOUGE IN WALLS.
References
Reference (Deposit): MACBOYLE, E., 1918 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 16 , P. 242 - 243 .
Reference (Deposit): SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY, 1964 , MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, V. 2 , P. 40 .
Reference (Production): MACBOYLE ( 1918 )
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