E. A. Bacon

The E. A. Bacon is a gold and silver mine located in Calaveras 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: E. A. Bacon  

State:  California

County:  Calaveras

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 38.19639, -120.97306

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E. A. Bacon MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: E. A. Bacon


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver


Location

State: California
County: Calaveras


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

Not available


Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: California Trough


Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Production): 4 1/2 MILLION YDS. GRAVEL WASHED PRIOR TO 1932; 10,000 YDS. WASHED EARLY 1940'S, RECOVERED 286 OZ. AU, 14 OZ. AG. DREDGED BY DRAGLINE LATE 1930'S. GRAVEL MINED 1941 BY BULLDOZER, STATIONARY WASHING PLANT

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: HYDRAULIC MINE. GRAVEL 5-40' THICK, CONTAINS 10% BOULDERS, 20% CLAY. ZIRCON OCCURS IN THE SANDS AT WALLACE (CONCENTRATION-128 LBS. ZIRCON PER TON OF BLACK SAND)


References

Reference (Deposit): CALIF. COUNTY REPT. NO. 2, P. 189 AND PL. C; B. 135, P. 251

Reference (Deposit): CALIF. B. 176, P. 708

Reference (Deposit): MANUAL OF INDUSTRIAL AND WAR MINERALS OF COUNTIES OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, 2ND ED., SEPT. 1, 1944, P. 28


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