The Davenport Mine is a mine located in Placer county, California at an elevation of 1,201 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: 1,201 Feet (366 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 38.88861, -121.06528
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Davenport Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Davenport Mine
Commodity
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Placer
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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
Analytical Data: REPORTED VALUES OF 1 % CU, 75 CENTS IN AU
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): 70 FT. INCLINED SHAFT.
References
Reference (Deposit): WARING, C. A.; 1919 , PLACER COUNTY; 15TH REPT. STATE MINERALOGIST; CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 328
Reference (Deposit): AUBURY, L. E.; 1908 , COPPER RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA BULL. 50 ; CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 209
California Gold
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