Guggenheim Dredge

The Guggenheim Dredge is a gold mine located in Placer county, California.

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

Name: Guggenheim Dredge

State:  California

County:  Placer

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 38.9711, -120.96905

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Guggenheim Dredge MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Guggenheim Dredge


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: California
County: Placer


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
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

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Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

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Comments

Comment (Production): 1923 - PRINCIPAL GOLD PRODUCER IN COUNTY.

Comment (Deposit): TOPO MAP SHOWS RIVER BARS ALONG THE AMERICAN RIVER IN THESE SECTIONS BUT DOES NOT INDICATE THEY ARE TAILINGS.

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: RIVER GRAVELS


References

Reference (Deposit): REPORT 20 OF STATE MINERALOGIST, P. 14

Reference (Deposit): SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, V. 2, P. 57


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