The Belle Union is a gold mine located in Placer county, California at an elevation of 2,001 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: 2,001 Feet (610 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 39.01778, -120.94056
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Belle Union MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Belle Union
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Placer
District: New England Mills
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: D. Jones
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: 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 (Deposit): VEIN, 8 FT. THICK
Comment (Workings): 4 CROSS-CUT TUNNELS
Comment (Geology): ORE IN 8 FT. BROKEN MASS OF SLATE AND QUARTZ
Comment (Deposit): 2 REFS GIVE 2 MI. SE & 3 1/2 MI. SE WEIMAR. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Location): UTM ACC. W 1/2 , SE 1/4 AND E 1/2 , SW 1/4
References
Reference (Deposit): WARING, CLARENCE A., 1917 , PLACER COUNTY: REPORT 15 OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST, CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU, P. 332 .
Reference (Deposit): CRAWFORD, J. J., 1896 , GOLD - PLACER: REPORT 13 OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST, CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU, P. 273 - 4 .
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