The Alpine Union Consolidated is a gold mine located in El Dorado county, California.
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Alpine Union Consolidated MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Alpine Union Consolidated
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: El Dorado
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Elizabeth F. Burks
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1865
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
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Orebody
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Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
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Comments
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1860'S
Comment (Deposit): ONLY MINOR AMOUNTS OF SULFIDES ARE PRESENT. COUNTRY ROCK IS AMPHIBOLITE. HOLDINGS OF 180 ACRES.
Comment (Production): ORIGINALLY WORKED IN LATE 1860'S. STAMP MILL IN OPERATION ON PROPERTY IN 1888. ACTIVE AROUND 1902 AND AGAIN ABOUT 1912. FROM 1933-38 A TOTAL OF $434, 665 WAS PRODUCED FROM 64,349 TONS OF ORE.
Comment (Workings): A 400-FT. SHAFT WITH 5 LEVELS AND A 430-FT. SUBLEVEL.
References
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 52, NO. 4, PP. 405-6, 484; V. 34, NO. 3, P. 258
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