The Clinton Consolidated is a gold mine located in Amador county, California at an elevation of 2,700 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: 2,700 Feet (823 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 38.389, -120.65900
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Clinton Consolidated MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Clinton Consolidated
Secondary: Union Consolidated
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: California
County: Amador
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Charles Wieland
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: 1/2 % OF IRON SULFIDES
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Silver
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): SHAFT 680 FT. ON ONE VEIN INTERSECTED BY ADIT 1000 FT. LEADING FROM OTHER VEIN AND CROSSING INTERSECTION OF VEINS AT 280 FT.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: 2 QUARTZ VEINS
Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION RECORDED.
Comment (Commodity): GOLD ASSOCIATED WITH GALENA, IRON, IRON SULFIDES; ALSO OCCURS AS TELLURIDES
Comment (Location): Used PLS and GIS to correct Lat/Long.
References
Reference (Deposit): IRELAN, WM. JR., 1892 , ELEVENTH REPT. OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CMB REPT. 11 , P. 142 - 143
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C.A., 1927 , AMADOR COUNTY: CMB REPT. 23 , P. 188
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W.B., 1914 , AMADOR COUNTY: CMB REPT. 14 , P. 26
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