Monarch Sugar Loaf

The Monarch Sugar Loaf is a gold mine located in El Dorado 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: Monarch Sugar Loaf  

State:  California

County:  El Dorado

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 38.60389, -120.86056

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Monarch Sugar Loaf MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Monarch Sugar Loaf


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: California
County: El Dorado


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

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Ownership

Owner Name: George Ross


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

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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): ORIGINALLY WORKED IN 1850'S. ACTIVE 1870-1907. DURING 1930'S SOME PROSPECTING DONE. IN 1953-54 SOME OF WORKINGS WERE REHABILITATED. EARLY IN 1955 PRESENT LESSEE LEASED THE MINE AND HAS BEEN MINING SOME HIGH GRADE ORE FROM SMALL POCKETS IN THE VEIN. MUCH OF RECENT OUTPUT HAS BEEN SPECIMEN MATERIAL.

Comment (Deposit): NEAR THE SURFACE THE GOLD IS CHIEFLY IN SMALL BUT RICH ORE SHOOTS WITH LITTLE OR NO SULFIDES. SULFIDES INCREASED AT DEPTH. CHALCOPYRITE AND SPHALERITE MOST COMMON; PYRITE AND GALENA PRESENT IN SMALLER AMOUNTS. CLAIM CONTAINS 18.42 ACRES.

Comment (Workings): OPEN CUTS AND SHALLOW SHAFTS FOR ABOUT 2,000 FT. ALONG THE STRIKE. PRESENT WORK IN 70-FT. CROSSCUT ADIT AND SEVERAL NEARBY OPEN CUTS IN CENTRAL PORTION OF DEPOSIT.


References

Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 52, NO. 4, PP. 419-20, 518, AND PL. 10; V. 34, NO. 3, PL. II


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