Union Flat

The Union Flat 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: Union Flat

State:  California

County:  Amador

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 38.46278, -120.64056

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Union Flat MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Union Flat


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: California
County: Amador


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Chester Bonneau, Charles Guilian And James Giannini


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

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Comments

Comment (Production): PROPERTY WORKED DURING 1927, 1936, 1938 AND FROM MARCH-MAY, 1949

Comment (Workings): HYDRAULIC


References

Reference (Deposit): REPORT 23 OF STATE MINERALOGIST, P. 199

Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 50, NO. 1, JAN. 1954, P. 266


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