The Boneset is a gold mine located in El Dorado county, California at an elevation of 1,191 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: 1,191 Feet (363 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 38.73833, -120.96528
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Boneset MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Boneset
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: California
County: El Dorado
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): VEIN 10 - 15 FT THICK
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED BY 140 CROSSCUT ADIT AND SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET OF DRIFTS AND OPEN CUTS.
Comment (Location): UTM ACC IN NE 1/4 SEC 10 , NW 1/4 SEC 11
Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND ACTIVE 1894 , INTERMITTENTLY IN 1930'S
References
Reference (Deposit): CLARK, W. B., AND CARLSON, D. W., 1956 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF EL DORADO CO., CALIF.: CALIF. JOUR. OF MINES AND GEOL., VOL. 52 , NO. 4 , PG. 489 AND PL 10
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