The South Spring Hill is a gold mine located in Amador county, California at an elevation of 1,260 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: 1,260 Feet (384 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 38.41444, -120.81833
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South Spring Hill MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: South Spring Hill
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Amador
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
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Ownership
Not available
Production
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Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
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Structure
Not available
Alterations
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Rocks
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Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): 3 INCLINED SHAFTS 1200 , 600 , 600 FT. WITH EXTENSIVE DRIFTS. FIRST 2 SHAFTS ( 1200 , 600 FT. ) ON VEIN, THIRD SHAFT ( 600 FT. ) IN GREENSTONE.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: HEAVY GOUGE ON FOOTWALL IS COMMON; SLATE FOOTWALL, GREENSTONE HANGING WALL WITH QUARTZ VEIN BETWEEN WALLS.
References
Reference (Deposit): CARLSON, D.W. AND CLARK, W.B., 1954 , MINES AND MIN. RES. OF AMADOR COUNTY: CJMG VOL. 50 , P. 193
Reference (Deposit): HANKS, H.G., 1886 , SIXTH REPT. OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CMB REPT. 6 , P. 18
Reference (Deposit): IRELAN, WM. JR., 1888 , EIGHTH REPT. OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CMB REPT. 8 , P. 71 , 80 - 84
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W.B., 1914 , AMADOR COUNTY: CMB REPT. 14 , P. 48
Reference (Production): CARLSON, D.W. AND CLARK, W.B., 1954
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