The Pocahontas is a gold mine located in El Dorado county, California.
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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
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Pocahontas MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Pocahontas
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: El Dorado
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: G. Q. Chase Et Al.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1854
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Production): INTERMITTENTLY ACTIVE 1854-1896; PROSPECTED AROUND 1939. ORE RANGED IN VALUE FROM $4 TO $25 PER TON.
Comment (Workings): INCLINED SHAFTS 400 AND 300 FT. LONG, RESPECTIVELY, AND ABOUT 1700 FT. OF DRIFTS; 10-STAMP MILL.
Comment (Deposit): NO REAL EVIDENCE OF AU IN 15. CLAIM BARELY TOUCHES NE COR. SEC. 15. ON MOTHER LODE. (P. 266 OF V. 34, NO. 3, SHOWS HOLDINGS OF 37 ACRES; PL. II SHOWS 59.7 ACRES). MAY BE THE SAME AS OR INCLUDE THE STAPLES CLAIM, IN LOGTOWN, PER 12TH REPT. P. 123.
References
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 52, NO. 4, P. 525-6, PL. 10; V. 34, NO. 3, P. 266, PL. II
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