Red Cloud

The Red Cloud is a gold mine located in Amador county, California.

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

Name: Red Cloud  

State:  California

County:  Amador

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 38.50389, -120.84139

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Red Cloud MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Red Cloud


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

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: K. Pierovich


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Commodity): QUARTZ CARRIES MINOR SULFIDES WITH SOME FREE GOLD.

Comment (Location): SW 1/4 OF NE 1/4 SEC 35

Comment (Workings): INCLINED SHAFT 365 FT. ON VEIN

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: GREENSTONE FOOTWALL, SLATE HANGING WALL; QUARTZ VEIN AVERAGES 5 TO 6 FT. IN THICKNESS AND IN ONE PLACE WIDENS TO 20 FT.; THE VEIN CONSISTS OF TWO STRATA SEPARATED BY THIN SEAMS OF GOUGE AND SLATE. VEIN OCCURS AT 2 EXPOSURES ON THE SURFACE DUE TO REPETITION CAUSED BY FAULTING.


References

Reference (Deposit): CARLSON, D.W. AND CLARK, W.B., 1954 , MINES AND MIN. RES. OF AMADOR COUNTY, CAL.: CJMG VOL. 50 , P. 257

Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W.B., 1914 , AMADOR COUNTY: CMB REPT. 14 , P. 45

Reference (Deposit): IRELAN, WM. JR., 1890 , TENTH REPT. OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CMB REPT. 10 , P. 119 - 120

Reference (Deposit): STORM, E.M., 1900 , THE MOTHER LODE REGION OF CAL.: CMB BULL 18 , P. 85


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