The Kelly is a gold mine located in Placer county, California.
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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
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Kelly MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Kelly
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Placer
District: Auburn
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: M. Kelly
Years: 1935 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Placer
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 (Geology): GEOL.DESC: PLACER - AURIFEROUS RIVER GRAVELS - BARS FOR ONE MILE ALONG THE AMERICAN RIVER NORTH OF RATTLESNAKE BAR. THE GRAVELS HAD BEEN RECENTLY PROSPECTED (AS OF 1915-16) AND PANNED WILL IN GOLD.
Comment (Location): LATITUDE-LONGITUDE determined using PLS and GIS.
Comment (Workings): WAS BEING WORKED BY GAS SHOVEL IN 1935. AREA IS NOW (1963) INUNDATED BY FOLSOM RESERVOIR.
Comment (Production): 1935 PROBABLY. SMALL PRODUCTION.
References
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 32, NO. 1, 1936, P. 92.
Reference (Deposit): USGS FOLIO 5, SACRAMENTO
Reference (Deposit): DOM 15TH REPORT OF STATE MINERALOGIST, P. 382
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 31, 1935, NO. 1, P. 20
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