Red Hill

The Red Hill 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: Red Hill  

State:  California

County:  Amador

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 38.41944, -120.67389

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Red Hill MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Red Hill


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper


Location

State: California
County: Amador


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Claude Hanley
Years: 1953 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1946
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

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Structure

Not available


Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Production): PROPERTY DEVELOPED INTERMITTENTLY FROM DISCOVERY IN 1946 TO 1949,WHEN WORK WAS STOPPED; IDLE SINCE. MINE WAS UNDER LEASE TO H. P. LIVINGSTON AND APPROX. $5,000 IN GOLD WAS PRODUCED. A 20 TON MILL WAS ERECTED ON THE PROPERTY BUT NEVER OPERATED AND WAS MOVED TO ANOTHER MINE. SOME PRODUCTION BY OWL MNG. CO. 1, 1954

Comment (Workings): 84 DEGREE INCLINED SHAFT 120 FT., AT 100 FT LEVEL DRIFT 58 FT, AT 100 FT. LEVEL CROSSCUTS 130 FT.

Comment (Commodity): FREE GOLD ASSOCIATED WITH SULFIDES

Comment (Location): NE 1/4 SEC 32


References

Reference (Deposit): CARLSON, D.W. AND CLARK, W.B., 1954 , MINES AND MIN. RES. OF AMADOR COUNTY, CAL.: CJMG VOL. 50 , P. 192

Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES MIN. YEARBOOK, 1954, V. 3, P. 201

Reference (Production): CARLSON, D.W. AND CLARK, W.B., 1954


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