The Rainbow is a gold mine located in Amador county, California.
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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
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Rainbow MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Rainbow
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: California
County: Amador
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Claude Hanley
Years: 1953 -
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: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): THERE ARE A NUMBER OF BUILDINGS REMAINING ON THE PROPERTY BUT ALL THE EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN REMOVED
Comment (Commodity): FREE GOLD ASSOCIATED WITH SULFIDES
Comment (Location): NE 1/4 SEC. 32
Comment (Production): PROPERTY WAS A SMALL PROSPECT PRIOR TO 1935; DEVELOPMENT BEGUN IN 1935 AND WORKED CONTINUOUSLY FROM 1935-1941; IDLE SINCE THAT TIME. REPORTED PRODUCTION $314,000
Comment (Workings): INCLINED SHAFT 157 FT WHERE IT INTERSECTS MAIN ORE SHOOT; ANOTHER INCLINED SHAFT 200 FT. WITH DRIFT 200 FT. AT BASE.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: QUARTZ VEINS VARY IN THICKNESS FROM 8 TO 14 FT.; SEVERAL NORTH-STRIKING STRINGERS BRANCH FROM MAIN VEIN; POCKET GOLD TYPICAL OF THIS CLAIM.
References
Reference (Production): CARLSON, D.W. AND CLARK, W.B., 1954
Reference (Deposit): CARLSON, W.D. AND CLARK, W.B., 1954 , MINES AND MIN. RES. OF AMADOR COUNTY, CAL.: CJMG VOL. 50 , P. 192
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