The Philadelphia is a gold mine located in Amador county, California at an elevation of 1,001 feet.
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
Elevation: 1,001 Feet (305 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 38.54722, -120.84333
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Philadelphia MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Philadelphia
Secondary: Richmond
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Amador
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: J. J. Crawford
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
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 (Geology): GEOL.DESC: LARGE QUARTZ VEIN OF VARYING THICKNESS; SMALLER VEINS OCCUR ERRADICALLY IN SLATE ON EITHER SIDE OF CENTRAL VEIN; SOUTH OF OPEN-CUT AND AT DEPTH DIABASE HANGING WALL, BLOCK SLATE FOOTWALL.
Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION RECORDED.
Comment (Workings): OPEN-CUT 250 X 120 X 20 - 80 FT., INCLINED SHAFT 80 FT.; ADIT 600 FT. ON CENTRAL VEIN.
References
Reference (Deposit): CRAWFORD, J.J., 1896 , THIRTEENTH REPT. OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CMB REPT. 13 , P. 75
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C.A., 1927 , AMADOR COUNTY: CMB REPT. 23 , P. 195
Reference (Deposit): STORM, E.M., 1900 , MOTHER LODE REGION OF CAL.: CMB BULL 18 , P. 84
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W.B., 1914 , AMADOR COUNTY: CMB REPT. 14 , P. 41
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