The Marklee is a gold mine located in Amador county, California at an elevation of 3,018 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: 3,018 Feet (920 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 38.49444, -120.59889
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Marklee MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Marklee
Secondary: Markley
Secondary: Alturas
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Amador
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Marklee Mining Co.
Home Office: C/O T. C. Malloy
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1868
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: INITIAL ORE ASSAYED AT $ 60 / TON BUT ONLY $ 30 / TON WAS RECOVERED DUE TO LACK OF TECHNOLOGY TO PROCESS SULFIDES.
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Production): WORKED IN 1868-69; SOME WORK DONE 1924-26 BUT APPARENTLY EFFORTS DID NOT LOCATE THE ORE EXPECTED AND THE WORK WAS STOPPED AND MINE HAS BEEN IDLE SINCE. HOLDINGS OF 80 ACRES
Comment (Deposit): NO GEOLOGIC DESCRIPTION
Comment (Workings): SHAFT 500 FT., DRIFT 800 FT.; MINE OPENED 1868
References
Reference (Deposit): CARLSON, D.W. AND CLARK, W.B., 1954 , MINES AND MIN. RES, OF AMADOR COUNTY, CAL.: CJMG VOL. 50 , P. 251
Reference (Deposit): CRAWFORD, J.J., 1896 , THIRTEENTH REPT. OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CMB REPT. 13 , P. 74
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C.A., 1927 , AMADOR COUNTY: CMB REPT. 23 , P. 172 - 173
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W.B., 1914 , AMADOR COUNTY: CMB REPT. 14 , P. 38
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