Hageman

The Hageman is a gold mine located in Amador county, California.

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: Hageman

State:  California

County:  Amador

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 38.42052, -120.55204

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Hageman MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Hageman


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead


Location

State: California
County: Amador


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: E. V. Grant, R. R. Brown, E. C. Anderson


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
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


Comments

Comment (Deposit): GEOLOGIC DESCRIPTION BRIEF

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: QUARTZ ORE VEIN, A FEW INCHES TO 3 FT THICK

Comment (Location): N 1/2 OF SEC. 33. Used Google Earth to set Latitude/longitude based on description located 500 ft west of powerhouse.

Comment (Production): HAGEMAN ADIT DRIVEN IN EARLY 1920'S AND PRODUCED SOME HIGH GRADE ORE; THE SUNNY BOY VEIN DISCOVERED IN 1947 AND PROPERTY HAS BEEN WORKED INTERMITTENTLY SINCE THEN, PRODUCING OVER $20,000 TO 1951. HOLDINGS OF FOUR UNPATENTED CLAIMS LOCATED 500 FT. EAST OF THE WEST POINT POWER HOUSE

Comment (Workings): 4 CLAIMS; 2 ADITS 150 , 200 FT; INCLINED SHAFT 50 FT. WITH DRIFT 60 FT.

Comment (Commodity): GOLD ASSOCIATED WITH PYRITE AND MINOR GALENA

Comment (General): Deleted duplicate MAS record SEQ 0060050456.


References

Reference (Deposit): California Journal of Mines and Geology v. 53, no.3-4, 1957, p. 419.

Reference (Deposit): CARLSON, D.W. AND CLARK, W.B., 1954 , MINES AND MIN. RES. OF AMADOR COUNTY, CAL.: California Journal of Mines and Geology VOL. 50 , P. 181, 247 Plate 1

Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C.A., 1923 , AUBURN FIELD DIVISION - AMADOR COUNTY: CMB REPT. 18 , P. 7


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