Sharpe Qtz & Gravel Mining Co

The Sharpe Qtz & Gravel Mining Co is a gold mine located in Nevada county, California at an elevation of 2,881 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

Name: Sharpe Qtz & Gravel Mining Co  

State:  California

County:  Nevada

Elevation: 2,881 Feet (878 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 39.29139, -120.98472

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Sharpe Qtz & Gravel Mining Co MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Sharpe Qtz & Gravel Mining Co
Secondary: Black Bear


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: California
County: Nevada
District: Nevada City


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: RANGE FROM $20 - $50 AU/TON


Materials

Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Deposit): VEIN

Comment (Location): UTM EST SE 1/4


References

Reference (Deposit): MACBOYLE, E., 1918 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 16 , P. 246


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