The Red Tape is a gold mine located in Amador county, California at an elevation of 2,201 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: 2,201 Feet (671 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 38.42, -120.55240
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Red Tape MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Red Tape
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Amador
District: East Belt
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Marie R. North
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
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): SHAFT 110 FT, ADIT 500 FT AT 100 FT LEVEL.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: QUARTZ VEIN DEPOSIT
Comment (Deposit): NO OTHER INFORMATION FOUND.
Comment (Location): Located in same section as Trench property. Latitude/longitude is estimated.
References
Reference (Deposit): CARLSON, D.W. AND CLARK, W.B., 1954 , MINES AND MIN. RES. OF AMADOR COUNTY, CAL.: California Journal of Mines and Geology VOL. 50 , P. 257
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C.A., 1927 , AMADOR COUNTY: CMB REPT. 23 , P. 195
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W.B., 1914 , AMADOR COUNTY: CMB REPT. 14 , P. 45
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