The Lincoln is a gold mine located in Placer county, California at an elevation of 200 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: 200 Feet (61 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 38.90111, -121.25861
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Lincoln MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lincoln
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Platinum
Location
State: California
County: Placer
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface
Ownership
Owner Name: Lincoln Gold Dredging Co. (-
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Stream Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: California Trough
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Placer Au-PGE
Orebody
Form: STREAM SEDIMENT DEPOSITS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Eocene
Name: Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Eocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ORE RAN $.15-.60/YD (0.0042-0.0171 OZ/YD, ABOUT 75-290 PPB)
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATION GIVEN IS AT SOUTH EDGE OF TAILINGS STRADDLING LINCOLN CANAL.
Comment (Production): UNVERIFIED BYPRODUCT PT PRODUCTION
Comment (Workings): DRAGLINE DREDGE FIELD
Comment (Geology): GRAVELS ARE UNDERLAIN BY TUFF
Comment (Deposit): RECORD M012049 HAS BEEN MERGED AND DELETED.
References
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C.A., 1936, GOLD MINES OF PLACER COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 32, NO. 1, P. 82.
Reference (Deposit): CLARK, W.B., 1970, PLATINUM: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY MINERAL INFORMATION SERVICE, V. 23, NO. 6, P. 116.
Reference (Deposit): CLARK, W.B., 1970, GOLD DISTRICTS OF CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 193, P. 87.
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