The Eclipse is a gold mine located in Sierra county, California at an elevation of 3,999 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: 3,999 Feet (1,219 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 39.47083, -120.83778
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Eclipse MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Eclipse
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Sierra
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
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: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): UTM EXTEND ACROSS KANAKA CREEK & ITS N FORK.
Comment (Production): TOTAL PRODUCTION BETWEEN $20,000 & $50,000.
Comment (Deposit): VEINS, ORE SHOOT
Comment (Workings): 3 ADITS, 1 ACCESSIBLE FROM PORTAL, ANOTHER ONLY BY WINZE FROM THE 1ST ADIT.
Comment (Geology): 5-6 FT THICK QTZ AT JUNCTION OF TWO BRANCHES, CRUSHED AND SHEARED, W HANGING WALL SLIP. ALONG VEINS COUNTRY ROCK CRUSHED & INTENSELY ALTERED, NEARBY IT IS FRESH. ORE SHOOT APPARENTLY FOLLOWED BOTH JUNCTION & SHARP ROLL IN VEIN. VEIN PROBABLY FOLLOWS A NORMAL FAULT OF SMALL DISPLACEMENT. TRACEABLE TO SE ACROSS RIDGE FOR 600 FT. QTZ NOT CONTINUOUS THROUGHOUT. VEINS MAY CONNECT W SNOW DRIFT TO SE & MORNING GLORY.
References
Reference (Deposit): AVERILL, C. V., 1942 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF SIERRA CO.: CDM CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOL, VOL 38, NO 1, P 54 .
Reference (Deposit): FERGUSON, H. G., & GANNETT, R. W., 1932 , GOLD QTZ VEINS OF THE ALLEGHANY DISTRICT, CALIF.;: USGS PROF PAPER 172 , P 110-111 .
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C. A., 1929 , SIERRA CO.: CDMM 25TH REPORT STATE MINERALOGIST, APRIL, P 176 .
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