Fancher

The Fancher is a gold and clay mine located in Amador county, California.

About the MRDS Data:

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

Name: Fancher

State:  California

County:  Amador

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold, Clay

Lat, Long: 38.29861, -120.93111

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Fancher MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Fancher


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Clay


Location

State: California
County: Amador


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

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Ownership

Owner Name: J. M. Fancher


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Production): WORKED OPEN PIT UNTIL 1927, WHILE UNDER LEASE TO W. S. DICKEY CO. WHO CHANGED TO TUNNELING. PRODUCED A YELLOWISH FIRE CLAY FROM UPPER BED AND A HARD BLUE-GRAY PLASTIC CLAY FROM THE LOWER BED. IDLE IN 1954. PIT WAS ALSO WORKED FOR SOME YEARS BY THE LIVERMORE FIRE BRICK CO

Comment (Workings): OPEN PIT AND ADITS


References

Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 50, NO. 1, JAN. 1954, P.278, PL.


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