Nevada Mining Co.

The Nevada Mining Co. is a mine located in Placer county, California at an elevation of 1,476 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

Name: Nevada Mining Co.

State:  California

County:  Placer

Elevation: 1,476 Feet (450 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 39.02194, -121.10556

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Nevada Mining Co. MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Nevada Mining Co.


Commodity

Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver


Location

State: California
County: Placer


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

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Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
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

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Iron


Comments

Comment (Deposit): ORE BODY FOUND ALONG CONTACT BETWEEN DIORITE AND SLATE. COPPER SHOWING IN THREE PLACES, SMALL AMOUNT ON SURFACE.

Comment (Workings): 55 FT. 2 COMPARTMENT SHAFT.

Comment (Deposit): 150 ACRES IN PLACER COUNTY AND 30 ACRES IN NEVADA COUNTY


References

Reference (Deposit): AUBURY, L.E., 1908 , COPPER RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA BULL. 50 ; CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 209

Reference (Deposit): WARING, C.A., 1919 , PLACER COUNTY, 15TH REPT. STATE MIN.; CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 329 .


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