The Sacramento is a gold mine located in Mono county, California at an elevation of 5,200 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: 5,200 Feet (1,585 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 37.54333, -118.33111
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Sacramento MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sacramento
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: California
County: Mono
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
Not available
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: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPMENT CONSISTS OF A 300-FT. SHAFT ON THE VEIN FROM WHICH WORKINGS CONSIDERABLE ORE WAS STOPED PRIOR TO 1890 . BELOW THIS SHAFT FOUR TUNNELS HAVE BEEN DRIVEN INTO THE HILL. THE UPPER, NO. 1 TUNNEL, WAS DRIVEN 300 FT. ON THE VEIN. SOME STOPING WAS DONE ABOVE THIS TUNNEL. NO. 2 TUNNEL WAS DRIVEN 550 FT. ON THE VEIN, THEN CROSSCUT EAST 900 FT. VEIN IS 2 FT. TO 4 FT. WIDE IN THESE WORKINGS. NO. 3 TUNNEL NORTH 30 DEG. EAST 450 FT. ON THE VEIN WHICH IS 4 FT. WIDE HERE. AT FACE OF TUNNEL IS A WINZE 50 FT. DEEP WITH 100-FT. DRIFT NORTH WHICH ENDS AT A FAULT. NO. 4 TUNNEL IS A CROSSCUT EAST 150 FT., WITH A RAISE TO NO. 3 TUNNEL.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: ONE DRIFT ENCOUNTERS E - W FAULT.
Comment (Deposit): COMPRISING 6 CLAIMS. REFERENCES PLACE MINE IN SEC. 2 AND 11 . TOPO MAP INDICATES IT IS IN SEC 2 & 3 . ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Commodity): ORE SAID TO CARRY $15 - $16/TON IN GOLD, LARGELY FREE.
Comment (Deposit): VEIN, 18 IN. - 4 FT. THICK
Comment (Production): MAJOR PRODUCTION WAS BY CYANIDATION. NO OTHER PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND.
References
Reference (Deposit): ERIC, J. C., 1948 , TABULATION OF COPPER DEPOSITS IN CALIFORNIA IN COPPER IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES BULLETIN 144 , P. 274 .
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W. B., AND SAMPSON, R. J., 1940 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF MONO COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 36 , NO. 2 , P. 132 , PL. 1 .
Reference (Deposit): GOODWIN, J. G., 1957 , LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 53 , NOS. 3 & 4 , P. 566 .
Reference (Production): GOODWIN ( 1957 )
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