The Rancheria Placers is a gold mine located in Mono county, California at an elevation of 7,300 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: 7,300 Feet (2,225 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 38.07633, -119.11350
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Rancheria Placers MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Rancheria Placers
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Mono
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Placer
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 (Production): FROM SINNAMON CUT WAS OVER $80,000.
Comment (Deposit): 160 ACRES
Comment (Workings): AT SINNAMON CUT THE GRAVEL WAS WASHED BY WATER VIA A DITCH FROM VIRGINIA CREEK. IN RANCHERIA GULCH A NUMBER OF SHAFTS SUNK TO DEPTHS OF 30-40' TO BEDROCK IN CENTER OF GULCH.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: THE SINNAMON CUT IN NW1/4 SEC. 29 IS 1700' LONG, 200' WIDE AND 75' DEEP; GOLD IS FROM LEDGES AND STRINGERS, AS THE GRAVEL IS FINE AND MORE OR LESS ANGULAR, WITH NO BOULDERS. IN RANCHERIA GULCH THE GRAVEL IS SAID TO RUN FROM 25? TO 80? PER CU. YD.
References
Reference (Deposit): REPT. 23, OCT. 1927, P. 387
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. V. 36, NO. 2, P. 131
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