Green Lode

The Green Lode is a gold mine located in Nevada county, California at an elevation of 2,799 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

Name: Green Lode  

State:  California

County:  Nevada

Elevation: 2,799 Feet (853 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 39.1975, -121.04194

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Green Lode MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Green Lode
Secondary: Green Mountain
Secondary: Sanders
Secondary: Redan


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Silver


Location

State: California
County: Nevada


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Unknown


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

Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Deposit): VEIN

Comment (Workings): INCLINE

Comment (Deposit): PATENTED 20.422 ACRES CRAWFORD ( 1896 ) GROUPS GREEN MOUNTAIN CLAIM WITH THE SANDERS AND REDAN MINES ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Location): UTM ACC. N 1/2 NW 1/4


References

Reference (Deposit): ERIC, J. C., 1948 , TABULATION OF COPPER DEPOSITS IN CALIFORNIA IN COPPER IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES BULLETIN 144 , P. 278 .

Reference (Deposit): CRAWFORD, J. J., 1896 , THIRTEENTH REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 13 , P. 242 .


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