The Alpine Wheeler is a gold mine located in Amador county, California at an elevation of 1,099 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: 1,099 Feet (335 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 38.48333, -120.84722
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Alpine Wheeler MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Alpine Wheeler
Secondary: Wheeler
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Amador
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Alpine Mining Co
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1865
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 (Production): OPERATED 1860'S AND 1870'S, 1895, 1910-1914. NO IMPORTANT OREBODY FOUND AND WORKED WAS STOPPED. A FEW THOUSAND DOLLARS PRODUCED IN 1895. CLAIM OF 12 ACRES. THE VEIN, CALLED THE ALPINE, MAY BE A SPUR OF THE EMPIRE VEIN OF THE PLYMOUTH MINE (SEE PLYMOUTH CONS. MINE SEC. 11)
Comment (Workings): INCLINE SHAFT 200 FT., VERTICAL SHAFT 500 FT.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: QUARTZ VEIN TO 500 FT DEPTH, BRANCHES AS A RESULT OF A 400 FT WIDE GREENSTONE BLOCK IN THE SLATE.
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1860'S
References
Reference (Deposit): BROWN, G.C., 1916 , SHASTA COUNTY: CMB REPT. 14 , P 15
Reference (Deposit): CRAWFORD, J.J., 1896 , THIRTEENTH REPT. OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CMB REPT., P. 67
Reference (Deposit): USGS FOLIO 63, CLAIM SHEET 1, SEC. 1
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