The Savannah, Etal Claims is a gold mine located in Madera county, California at an elevation of 2,001 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: 2,001 Feet (610 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 37.31722, -119.74250
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Savannah, Etal Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Savannah, Etal Claims
Secondary: Atlanta
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Iron
Location
State: California
County: Madera
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
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): 3 VEINS, 4 - 6 FT THICK DIKE OF GRANULITE CUTS THROUGH MAIN SHAFT DISPLACING VEIN. DIKE IS 100 FT DISTANT IN HANGING WALL AND IS NEARLY VERTICAL.
Comment (Workings): 260 FT SHAFT & 300 FT OF DRIFTS ON SAVANNAH NO. 1 , 160 FT SHAFT & 100 FT OF DRIFTS ON SAVANNAH NO. 2 , ON WIDE AWAKE IS 120 FT ADIT AND SURFACE CUTS. ON JOE CLAIM IS 260 FT SHAFT W/300 FT OF DRIFTS. A LATER 200 FT ADIT AND 200 ADDITIONAL FEET OF DRIFTS. 10 STAMP MILL.
Comment (Geology): QUARTZ AT BOTTOM OF SHAFT SHOWED DISTINCT BANDED STRUCTURE, RESEMBLING CLEAVAGE OF ENCLOSING SLATE. IN GENERAL, QUARTZ IS GRANULAR AND VITRIOUS.
Comment (Deposit): 4 UNPATENTED CLAIMS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Location): UTM EST. CORNORS OF 4 SECTIONS LOCATION IS UNCERTAIN
References
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C. A., 1950 , MINES & MINERAL RESOURCES OF MADERA COUNTY, CALIF.; CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 46 , NO. 4 , P. 474 , PL. 73 .
Reference (Deposit): MCLAUGHLIN, R. P. & BRADLEY, W. W., 1914 , MADERA COUNTY: REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST, V. 14 , P. 550 .
Reference (Deposit): CRAWFORD, J. J., 1894 , REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 12 , P. 163 .
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