The Crown Point Consolidated Bald Eagle, Gold Queen is a gold mine located in El Dorado county, California.
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Mine Info
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Crown Point Consolidated Bald Eagle, Gold Queen MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Crown Point Consolidated Bald Eagle, Gold Queen
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: El Dorado
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: J. T. Richards
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 AND AGAIN AROUND 1923. SMALL LOTS OF ORE YIELDED $20 PER TON OR MORE.
Comment (Workings): A 500-FT. INCLINED SHAFT WITH 4 LEVELS 100 FT. APART; A 600-FT. DRAIN TUNNEL INTERSECTS SHAFT AT 300-FT. LEVEL. A 150-FT. SHAFT S OF MAIN SHAFT.
Comment (Deposit): TWO PATENTED CLAIMS, 40 ACRES, COVER 3000 FT. IN LENGTH AND 600 FT. IN WIDTH.
References
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 52, NO. 4, P. 494, PL. 10; V. 34, NO. 3, P. 260, PL. II
Reference (Deposit): DOM BULL. 108, P. 23, PL. 2
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