The Gautier Ranch is a mine located in Nevada county, California at an elevation of 1,450 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: 1,450 Feet (442 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 39.04028, -121.09583
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Gautier Ranch MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gautier Ranch
Commodity
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: California
County: Nevada
District: Spenceville
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Gautier, William
Years: 1908 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
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
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): GOSSAN IS AN IRON-STAINED PORPHYRY AND RHYOLITE WITH SOME LIMONITE, 30 FT. WIDE IN PLACES
Comment (Workings): OLD VERTICAL SHAFT, 80 FT. DEEP
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: WALLS ARE SCHIST
Comment (Deposit): COMPRISED OF 320 ACRES.
Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION RECORDED.
References
Reference (Deposit): MAC BOYLE, E., 1918 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA COUNTY; 16 TH REPT. STATE MIN.; CA. MIN. BUR., P. 86
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 37, NO. 3, JULY 1941, P. 451
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