The Griffith Cons is a gold mine located in El Dorado county, California at an elevation of 1,850 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: 1,850 Feet (564 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 38.685, -120.80194
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Griffith Cons MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Griffith Cons
Commodity
Primary: Gold
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
Analytical Data: ORE YIELDED FROM $4.25 TO $8 PER TON AU WITH FEW AREAS AT $65 PER TON AU AND UP TO 3 % SULFIDES.
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Commodity): PROSPECTED 500 FT ALONG VEIN
Comment (Location): UTM ACC SW 1/4 30 NW 1/4 NE 1/4 31
Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND, WORKED ORIGINALLY IN 1850 , ACTIVE 1888 - 1890 , 1896 AND 1903
Comment (Deposit): VEIN, 5 - 12 FT THICK RUNS WITH THE SCHISTOSITY OF SLATE
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED BY 700 - 150 AND 253 FT SHAFTS AND DRIFTS
Comment (Deposit): INCLUDES GRIFFITH AND BRYANT ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C. A., 1935 , MOTHER LODE GOLD BELT OF CALIF.: CALIF. DIV. MINES BULL. 108 , PG. 25 - 26 .
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C. A., 1938 , MIN. RESOURCES OF EL DORADO CO.: CALIF. JOUR. OF MINES AND GEOL., VOL. 34 , NO. 3 , PG. 262 AND PL II.
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. 506 AND PL 10 .
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