Finnegan Carson Hill Gold Mining Co.

The Finnegan Carson Hill Gold Mining Co. is a gold mine located in Calaveras county, California at an elevation of 1,621 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

Name: Finnegan Carson Hill Gold Mining Co.  

State:  California

County:  Calaveras

Elevation: 1,621 Feet (494 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 38.02306, -120.50389

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Finnegan Carson Hill Gold Mining Co. MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Finnegan Carson Hill Gold Mining Co.
Secondary: Claims: Finnegan
Secondary: Finnegan Ext.
Secondary: Finnegan Purchase
Secondary: Tarbot Homesite


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: California
County: Calaveras


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Surface


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

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Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Production): ACTIVE 1856 - 1931OVER $100000 PRODUCED SINCE 1897.

Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED BY OPEN CUTS, BULL VEIN EXCAVATED TO FORM MORGAN GLORY HOLE, AND TWO ADITS, AND 350 FT INCLINED SHAFT ON E VEIN 465 FT ADIT, 400 FT E ADIT

Comment (Deposit): VEIN, BULL VEIN WITH 100 FT THICK ZONE OF MINERALIZED SCHIST ON FOOTWALL

Comment (Location): UTM ACC SW 1/4 SEC


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. 44 , 49 - 50 , 143 , 150 AND PL B.

Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C.A., 1934 , THE MOTHER LODE GOLD BELT OF CALIF.: CALIF. DIV. OF MINES, BULL. 108 , P. 139

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. 304 .

Reference (Production): CLARK ( 1962 )


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