The Bellwether is a gold mine located in Amador county, California at an elevation of 1,181 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: 1,181 Feet (360 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 38.36111, -120.77333
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Bellwether MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bellwether
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: Mark Eudey
Years: 1953 -
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: ASSAY OF SULFIDES WERE $80 TO $140/TON.
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Production): DEVELOPED BY BELLWETHER MINING CO. BETWEEN 1895 AND 1900 - CLAIM LATER BOUGHT BY KENNEDY MINING COMPANY AND IS INCLUDED WITH THE HOLDINGS OF THAT MINE.THE WIDE VEIN IS ON THE EAST OR HANGING WALL BRANCH OF THE MOTHER LODE AND CARRIES ORE SIMILAR TO THE ZEILA MINE, ON THE SOUTH
Comment (Deposit): GEOLOGIC DESCRIPTION BRIEF
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: VEIN REPORTED TO BE 85 FT. THICK
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL SHALLOW SHAFTS AS DEEP AS 180 FT.; LATER DEVELOPMENT INCLUDED ON INCLINED SHAFT 320 FT WITH CROSSCUTS AND DRIFTS;
Comment (Commodity): FREE GOLD COMMONLY ASSOCIATED WITH SULFIDES
References
Reference (Deposit): IRELAN, WM. JR., 1890 , TENTH REPT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CMB REPT., P. 104 - 105
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C.A., 1934 , MOTHER LODE GOLD BELT OF CAL.: CDM BULL. 108 , P 71 - 72
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