The Belvoir Bowlder Ext. Mine is a gold mine located in Placer county, California at an elevation of 1,001 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
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: 1,001 Feet (305 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 38.88972, -121.12222
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Belvoir Bowlder Ext. Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Belvoir Bowlder Ext. Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Placer
District: Ophir
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: J. Kaiser
Years: 1935 -
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 (Deposit): HAS BEEN WORKED TO SOME EXTENT IN ITS NORTHERLY PART. A MILL ERECTED IN 1893 AND A LARGE BODY OF LOW-GRADE ORE WAS DEVELOPED. RICH BUNCHES WITH MUCH TETRAHEDRITE OCCASIONALLY OCCUR.
Comment (Workings): SHAFT, 180 FT. DEEP; 800-FT. TUNNEL.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: VEIN WITH A WEST-SOUTHWEST DIRECTION AND SOUTHERLY DIP RANGING FROM 30 DEG. TO 60 DEG. IT CAN BE TRACED ONLY ABOUT 600 FT. FROM THE CONTACT LINE WHERE IT APPARENTLY SPLITS UP INTO SEVERAL MINOR VEINS. COUNTRY ROCK IS GRANODIORITE. VEIN CARRIES FREE GOLD AND PYRITE.
References
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 32, NO. 1, 1936, P. 42
Reference (Deposit): USGS 14TH ANNUAL REPORT PT. 2, P. 267, PL. 17; 12TH REPT. STATE MINERALOGIST, P. 205; 15TH REPORT ST. MINERALOGIST, PL. FACING P. 318, P. 332
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