New York

The New York is a gold 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: New York  

State:  California

County:  Amador

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 38.31889, -120.81556

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New York MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: New York
Secondary: Anderson


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: California
County: Amador


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: G. W. Anderson (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

Analytical Data: ESTIMATED ORE CARRIES 3/4 % SULFIDES


Materials

Ore: Gold


Comments

Comment (Workings): 3 ADITS, 825 , 300 , 150 FT.

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: THE MINE CONSISTS OF A NUMBER OF ORE SHOOTS AND MINERALIZED ZONES OCCURRING IN DENSE APHANITIC ROCK, PROBABLY A DIORITE OR PORPHYRITE. ORE CONSISTS OF QUARTZ IMPREGNATED SULFIDES AND FREE GOLD. GREENSTONE HANGING WALL; SLATE FOOTWALL.


References

Reference (Deposit): IRELAN, WM. JR., 1890 , TENTH REPT. OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CMB REPT. 10 , P. 123

Reference (Deposit): STORM, E.M., 1900 , THE MOTHER LODE REGION OF CAL.: CMB BULL. 18 , P. 44 - 45

Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W.B., 1914 , AMADOR COUNTY: CMB REPT. 14 , P 39


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