The Advance is a silver and gold mine located in Alpine 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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Advance MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Advance
Secondary: North Advance
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: California
County: Alpine
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
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: Galena
Comments
Comment (Production): SMALL SHIPMENTS ESTIMATED OVER $50,000. SMALL SHIPMENT IN 1920 REPORTED YIELDS OF 100 OZ AG AND $20 AU/TON
Comment (Workings): ONE ADIT 700 FT. BELOW OUTCROP, 660 FT. FROM PORTAL ADIT IS FORKED, OVER 2,500 FT. OF DRIFTS AND CROSSCUTS. CAVED SHAFT SAID TO BE 300 FT. DEEP AT PORTAL OF ADIT.
References
Reference (Deposit): GOODWIN, J.G., 1957 : LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 53 , NOS. 354 ; DIV. OF MINES P. 413
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C.A., 1920 : ALPINE COUNTY: 17 TH REPT. STATE MIN.: CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 401
Reference (Production): GOODWIN, J.G., 1957
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