The Bobtail Prospect is a gold mine located in Placer county, California at an elevation of 659 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: 659 Feet (201 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 38.9725, -121.22944
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Bobtail Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bobtail Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: California
County: Placer
District: Dairy Farm
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Recknagel, William
Years: 1935 -
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: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: California Trough
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ORE SAID TO RUN $10 AU/TON.
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): UTM EST. SE 1/4
Comment (Deposit): VEIN 3 FT. THICK DIORITE FOOTWALL, SLATE HANGING WALL.
Comment (Workings): SHAFT, DRIFT
Comment (Deposit): 320 ACRES ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): WARING, CLARENCE A., 1917 , PLACER COUNTY: REPORT 15 OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST, CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU, P. 334 .
Reference (Deposit): ERIC, J. C., 1948 , TABULATION OF COPPER DEPOSITS IN CALIFORNIA IN COPPER IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES BULLETIN 144 , P. 282 .
California Gold
"Where to Find Gold in California" looks at the density of modern placer mining claims along with historical gold mining locations and mining district descriptions to determine areas of high gold discovery potential in California. Read more: Where to Find Gold in California.
