The Little Illinois is a gold mine located in Amador county, California at an elevation of 801 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: 801 Feet (244 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 38.44667, -120.84778
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Little Illinois MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Little Illinois
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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: J. H. Thomas (Estate)
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 (Workings): INCLINED SHAFT 147 FT.
Comment (Deposit): GEOLOGIC DESCRIPTION BRIEF
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: QUARTZ VEIN WITH AVERAGE THICKNESS OF 5 FT.; SLATE FOOTWALL, GREENSTONE HANGING WALL.
Comment (Deposit): SOME ASSESSMENT WORK REPORTEDLY DONE IN 1860'S. MINE REOPENED 1808 TO 1914 WHEN A FEW TONS OF GOOD ORE WAS MILLED. IDLE SINCE.
References
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C.A., 1927 , AMADOR COUNTY: CMB REPT 23 , P. 192
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C.A., 1934 , MOTHER LODE BELT OF CAL.: CDM BULL. 108 , P. 120
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W.B., 1914 , AMADOR COUNTY: CMB REPT 14 , P. 37
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