The French Corral is a gold mine located in Nevada county, California.
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French Corral MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: French Corral
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Nevada
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: G. M. Standifer
Owner Name: L. A. Smith
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
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Comments
Comment (Deposit): COMPRISES 1700 ACRES, INCLUDING THE KATE HAYES, ESPERANCE, FRASER AND ALEXANDER, BEDROCK TUNNEL, AND MILTON PLACER MINES.
Comment (Production): ABOUT ONE-THIRD OF A MILE OF CHANNEL HAD BEEN WORKED RESULTING IN AN EXCAVATION WITH BOTTOM GRAVEL REMAINING OF ABOUT 1,200,000 CU. YDS. TESTS OF WHICH IN 1938 INDICATED AVERAGE VALUE OF 41.4% CU. YD. IT WAS EXPECTED TO EXPOSE AN ADDITIONAL 2,400,000 CUBIC YARDS OF GRAVEL THAT WOULD SHOW A PROFIT IF WORKED BY MECHANICAL METHODS. SMITH HAD NOT BEGUN WORK IN 1945.
Comment (Workings): HYDRAULICKING.
References
Reference (Deposit): DOM BULL. 135, SEC. IV, P. 263-5
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 37, NO. 3,JULY 1941, PL. 3
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