The Ingomar is a gold mine located in Calaveras county, California at an elevation of 751 feet.
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
Elevation: 751 Feet (229 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 38.24056, -120.84944
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Ingomar MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ingomar
Secondary: Claims: Ingomar
Secondary: Grey Eagle
Secondary: Star
Secondary: Cora
Secondary: Riverside.
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Calaveras
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
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
Form: LENSES
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Commodity): IRON GOSSAN CROPPINGS ON SURFACE SAID TO BE RICH IN AU
Comment (Location): UTM EST SW 1/4 SEC
Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND. ACTIVE DURING GOLD RUSH, 1935 - 1936
Comment (Deposit): VEIN
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED BY 500 FT. INCLINED SHAFT WITH LEVELS AT 300 , 380 AND 500 FT. WITH 250 FT NW AND 400 FT. SE DRIFTS ON 300 LEVEL AND A SW CROSSCUT ADIT
References
Reference (Deposit): CLARK, W.B., LYDON, P.A., 1962 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF CALAVERAS COUNTY, CALIF. COUNTY REPORT 2 ; CALIF. DIV. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, P. 159 AND PL B
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C.A., FRANKE, H., 1936 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF CALAVERAS COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 32 , NO. 3 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 265
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