The Dalmatia Kelly is a gold mine located in El Dorado county, California.
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Dalmatia Kelly MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Dalmatia Kelly
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: El Dorado
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: W. F. I. Bell (Estate)
Home Office: C/O Jay R. Fogal
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
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Materials
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Comments
Comment (Production): ACTIVE 1880'S, 1890-94 & AGAIN AROUND 1935. A 2FT. VEIN CONTAINED $16 PER TON; A POCKET YIELDED $14,000; THE SEAMS YIELDED $2 TO $3 PER TON.
Comment (Workings): ORIGINALLY WORKED BY OPEN CUT 500 FT. LONG; LATER DEVELOPED BY 200-FT. INCLINED SHAFT & 1200FT. ADIT; HUNTINGTON MILLS & 10-STAMP MILL
Comment (Deposit): HOLDINGS OF 102 ACRES. THIS WAS THE FIRST MINE IN CALIFORNIA TO USE ELECTRICITY FOR OPERATION OF MINE AND MILLING MACHINERY.
References
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 52, NO. 4, P. 496, PL. 10; V. 34, NO. 3, P. 260
Reference (Deposit): DOM BULL. 108, P. 23
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