The Kelley Bros. is a gold, silver, and copper mine located in El Dorado county, California.
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Kelley Bros. MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Kelley Bros.
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Location
State: California
County: El Dorado
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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
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Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
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Comments
Comment (Production): ORE CARRIES GOLD, SILVER, AND COPPER. ONE LEDGE IS REPORTED TO YIELD ORE ASSAYING 5-11% COPPER.
Comment (Workings): 2000 FT. OF DRIFTS AND TUNNELS.
Comment (Deposit): 560 ACRES OF PATENTED GROUND. NOTE: THIS IS AN OLD REFERENCE AND SUBSEQUENT PUBLICATIONS DO NOT REFER TO IT OTHER THAN ONE REFERENCE (DOM BULL. 144, P. 230) WHICH INCLUDES IT WITH OTHERS FOR THE KELLY MINE, SEC. 13, 11N, 10E, APPARENTLY IN ERROR. IF THE LOCATION FOR THE ALABASTER CAVE MINE (SECS. 10,15) IS CORRECT, THIS MAY NOT BE THE CORRECT LOCATION
References
Reference (Deposit): DOM BULL. 50, 1908, P. 212, AUBURN 1954
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