The Tellurium is a gold mine located in Amador county, California at an elevation of 2,402 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: 2,402 Feet (732 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 38.41778, -120.65972
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Tellurium MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Tellurium
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: California
County: Amador
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Dr. F. O'Neill, C. Brockman
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
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Commodity): SULFIDE OCCUR IN QUARTZ VEIN BUT NO TELLURIDES ARE PRESENT.
Comment (Deposit): VEIN DESCRIPTION BRIEF
Comment (Workings): SHAFT 300 FT., ADIT 1450 FT. BOTH CONNECTED AT 200 FT. LEVEL.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: QUARTZ VEIN IN MICA SCHIST AND ALTERED DIORITE WITH A GRAY, FINE-GRAINED DIKE ROCK; VEIN AVERAGES 2 FT IN THICKNESS.
References
Reference (Deposit): CRAWFORD, J.J., 1894 , TWELFTH REPT. OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CMB REPT. 12 , P. 79
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C.A., 1934 , MOTHER LODE GOLD BELT OF CAL.: CDM BULL. 108 , P. 197
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W.B., 1914 , AMADOR COUNTY: CMB REPT. 14 , P. 49
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