The Volunteer is a gold mine located in Amador county, California.
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Mine Info
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Volunteer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Volunteer
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Amador
District: East Of Ajoining Kennedy Mine
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: B. Monte Verda And E. C. Taylor
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: SULFIDE ORE ASSAYED AT $120/TON
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Commodity): VEIN MOSTLY HIGH GRADE AND CARRYING HIGH PERCENTAGE OF SULFIDES.
Comment (Workings): SHAFT 160 FT., DRIFT 40 FT. AT 40 FT. LEVEL, DRIFT 300 FT AT 160 FT. LEVEL.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: GREENSTONE FOOTWALL, SLATE HANGING WALL TO THE EAST; QUARTZ VEIN 2 TO 6 FT. THICK; FISSURE CARRIES LARGE BODY OF GOUGE ON FOOTWALL.
References
Reference (Deposit): IRELAN, WM. JR., 1890 , TENTH REPT. OF THE STATE MINEROLOGIST: CMB REPT. 10 , P. 105
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C.A., 1934 , MOTHER LODE GOLD BELT OF CAL.: CDM BULL. 108 , P. 123
California Gold
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