The Crater Hill is a gold mine located in Placer county, California at an elevation of 1,900 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
Elevation: 1,900 Feet (579 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 38.90444, -121.13528
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Crater Hill MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Crater Hill
Secondary: Crater Hill Cons.
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Location
State: California
County: Placer
District: Ophir
Land Status
Not available
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: Gold
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): VEIN, AVG. 20 IN. THICK W/SULFIDES
Comment (Commodity): CLAIMED FOOTWALL OF VEIN YIELDED $19-13 ORE/TON. HANGING WALL GAVE $31.52 AU/TON. SULFIDES (4%) EST. $100/TON.
Comment (Location): UTM ACC. E 1/2 12 , W 1/2 7
Comment (Production): CONSIDERABLE PRODUCTION IN THE 1880'S. NO OTHER PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND.
Comment (Workings): SHAFT, DRIFTS, STOPES
Comment (Deposit): PATENTED. 24 ACRES. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C. A., 1936 , GOLD MINES OF PLACER COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 32 , NO. 1 , P. 18 , 43 .
Reference (Deposit): WARING, CLARENCE A., 1917 , PLACER COUNTY: REPORT 15 OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST, CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU, P. 337 .
Reference (Production): LOGAN ( 1936 )
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