The Hanover is a gold mine located in Madera county, California at an elevation of 1,640 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: 1,640 Feet (500 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 37.09861, -119.61333
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Hanover MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hanover
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Madera
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
Discovery Year: 1880
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 (Development): ECON.COM: ORE CARRIES ABOUT 1 % SULFIDES ASSAYING ABOUT $100/TON ( 1888 ).
Comment (Location): UTM EST S 1/2 S 1/2 CENTER SEC.
Comment (Deposit): VEIN, AVG. 1 FT. THICK. ORE SHOOT 110 FT. LONG
Comment (Workings): SHAFT, NUMEROUS SHORT ADITS. 5 STAMP MILL AND HOISTING WORKS
Comment (Deposit): LOCATED IN 1880 . 40 ACRES. FOR VARIOUS OTHER FIGURES ON DEVELOPMENT AND PROCESSING SEE IRELAN ( 1888 ) ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): IRELAND, W., JR., 1888 , REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 8 , P. 204 - 205 .
Reference (Deposit): CRAWFORD, J. J., 1894 , REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 12 , P. 157 .
Reference (Deposit): MCLAUGHLIN, R. R. & BRADLEY, W. W., 1914 , MADERA COUNTY: REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST, V. 14 , P. 545 .
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