The Suckers Revenge is a gold mine located in Placer county, California at an elevation of 2,260 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: 2,260 Feet (689 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 39.18417, -120.71389
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Suckers Revenge MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Suckers Revenge
Secondary: American Eagle
Secondary: American Monarch
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Placer
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
Analytical Data: EST. ASSAYS $2 - $20 ORE/TON
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): VEIN, 4 FT. THICK
Comment (Workings): DRIFTING
Comment (Location): UTM ACC. SW 1/4 , NW 1/4 2 , SE 1/4 , NE 1/4 3
References
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C. A., 1936 , GOLD MINES OF PLACER COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 32 , NO. 1 , P. 47 .
Reference (Deposit): ROOT, L. L., 1927 , SACRAMENTO FIELD DIVISION: REPORT 23 OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST, CALIF. DIV. OF MINES, P. 249 .
Reference (Deposit): HAMILTON, F., 1922 , AUBURN FIELD DIVISION: REPORT 18 OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST, CALIF. DIVISION OF MINES, P. 301 .
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