The Mechanics is a gold mine located in Amador county, California.
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Mine Info
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Mechanics MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mechanics
Secondary: Potazuba
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Iron
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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: G. Allen Jr.
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrrhotite
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION RECORDED.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: GREENSTONE HANGING WALL, SLATE FOOTWALL; HANGING WALL VEIN 3 TO 5 FT.
Comment (Location): IN CENTER SEC. 5
Comment (Workings): SHAFT 240 FT. WITH 2 LEVELS ON VEIN 100 , 200 FT.
References
Reference (Deposit): IRELAN, WM. JR., 1890 , TENTH REPT. OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CMB REPT. 10 , P 112
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