The Federal Loan & Consols is a gold mine located in Nevada county, California at an elevation of 2,598 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: 2,598 Feet (792 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 39.26639, -120.96111
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Federal Loan & Consols MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Federal Loan & Consols
Secondary: Federal Loan Quartz Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Location
State: California
County: Nevada
District: Nevada City
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
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
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: CONCENTRATES AVG. $100/TON
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): PATENTED 17.40 ACRES ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Location): UTM. ACC SW 1/4 NW 1/4 SEC. 10
Comment (Geology): CALAVERAS FM. NEAR GRANODIORITE CONTACT
Comment (Production): CREDITED W/ PRODUCTION OF $200,000 , AVG VALUE ORE $15 AU/TON
Comment (Deposit): VEIN, AVG 1 FT. THICK, 4 - 6 % SULFIDES
Comment (Workings): SHAFT & EXTENSIVE DRIFTING
References
Reference (Deposit): HOBSON, J. B., WILTSEE, E. A., 1893 , NEVADA COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 11 , P. 290 .
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C. A., 1941 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 37 , NO. 3 , PL. 3 .
Reference (Deposit): MAC BOYLE, E., 1919 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 16 , P. 169 .
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