The Forty Nine is a gold mine located in Amador county, California at an elevation of 899 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: 899 Feet (274 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 38.46111, -120.84139
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Forty Nine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Forty Nine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Amador
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: E. S. Barney Est.
Home Office: C/O Anna M. Irving
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
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: Gold
Comments
Comment (Location): CENTER OF E 1/2 OF SEC. 14
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: 2 PARALLEL VEINS
Comment (Deposit): GEOLOGIC DESCRIPTION BRIEF.
Comment (Workings): SHAFT 37 FT. WITH ADIT 50 FT. ON EAST VEIN; CROSSCUT ADIT 50 FT., 50 FT SHORT OF WEST VEIN.
References
Reference (Deposit): CARLSON, D.W. AND CLARK, W.B., 1954 , MINES AND MIN.RES. OF AMADOR COUNTY, CAL.: CJMG VOL. 50 , P. 245
Reference (Deposit): IRELAND, WM. JR., 1890 , TENTH REPT. OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CMB REPT. 10 , P. 122
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C.A., 1927 , AMADOR COUNTY: CMB REPT. 23 , P. 189
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