The Garfield and Excelsior Cons. is a gold mine located in El Dorado county, California.
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Mine Info
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Garfield and Excelsior Cons. MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Garfield and Excelsior Cons.
Commodity
Primary: Gold
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
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Production): ACTIVE 1894
Comment (Workings): SOME GROUND-SLUICING WAS BEING DONE IN 1890'S. DEVELOPED BY 4 TUNNELS 275, 325, 400 AND 4200 FT. LONG. (LOCATIONS MAY LATER BE KNOWN BY OTHER NAMES)
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: CONTAINS 3000 FT. BY 600 FT. ON SAME COURSE AS THE IDLEWILD MINE (TAYLOR - SEC. 21) A SERPENTINE DIKE RUNS A SHORT DISTANCE BACK OF AND PARALLEL TO THE VEIN WHICH IS IN SLATE; FOOTWALL IS HIGHLY MINERALIZED, THE SULPHURETS CARRYING GOLD; VEIN IS 20 FT. WIDE. SURFACE OF THE OUTCROP IS GOLD-BEARING, AS ARE ALL RAVINES HEADING TOWARD IT.
References
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. V. 52, NO. 4, P. 502, PL. 10; V. 34, NO. 3, P. 261
Reference (Deposit): REPT. 12, P. 111
Reference (Deposit): CDM V. 52, NO. 4, PL. 2
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