The Joseph Skinner Fisk, Porphyry is a gold mine located in El Dorado county, California at an elevation of 1,900 feet.
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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
Elevation: 1,900 Feet (579 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 38.73333, -120.80278
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Joseph Skinner Fisk, Porphyry MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Joseph Skinner Fisk, Porphyry
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: El Dorado
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
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Workings
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Ownership
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Production
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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
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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 (Workings): ORIGINALLY HYDRAULICKING; LATER 232-FT. ADIT & DRIFTS.
Comment (Production): ACTIVE 1896-98, 1901-03 & AROUND 1932. TOTAL OUTPUT NEARLY $100,000.
Comment (Deposit): CLAIM CONTAINS 17 ACRES, ON THE MOTHER LODE. THE FISK AND LEMON (SEE HODGE & LEMON, SEC. 6) WERE ONCE KNOWN AS THE EMPRESS JOSEPHINE MINE.
References
Reference (Deposit): REPORT OF STATE MINERALOGIST XXII, P. 426
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 52, NO. 4, P. 571; V. 34, NO. 3, P. 263
Reference (Deposit): DOM BULL. 108, PP. 28, 45
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