The Taylor Idlewild is a gold mine located in El Dorado county, California.
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Taylor Idlewild MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Taylor Idlewild
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: El Dorado
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: W. N. Guth
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
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 (Deposit): CLAIM COMPRISES APPROX. 17 ACRES. REFERENCE MATERIAL GIVES LOCATION OF SECS. 21, 30, BUT NONE OF THE MAPS SHOWS ANY LOCATION IN SEC. 30. POSSIBLY REFERENCE TO THIS SECTION IS AN ERROR. PL. II OF V. 34 SHOWS A SMALL PORTION OF CLAIM MAY LIE IN SEC. 20
Comment (Production): ORIGINALLY WORKED IN 1865; AGAIN ACTIVE FROM LATE 1880'S TO ABOUT 1902. SOME WORK DONE DURING 1939-41 BY LODE DEVELOPMENT CO. ESTIMATED TOTAL OUTPUT OF MINE IS VALUED AT ABOUT $1,000,000. THE GRADE OF ORE RANGED FROM $4 TO $8 PER TON.
Comment (Workings): A 1225-FT. INCLINED SHAFT WITH LEVELS EVERY 100 FT.
References
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 52, NO. 4, PP. 427, 535, PL. 10; V. 34, NO. 3, PL. II
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