The Alabaster Cave is a copper mine located in El Dorado county, California at an elevation of 801 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: 801 Feet (244 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 38.81194, -121.07556
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Alabaster Cave MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Alabaster Cave
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: California
County: El Dorado
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: U.S. Government
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: 3 - 4 % CU., SOME GOLD AND SILVER
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Production): ACTIVE PRIOR TO 1902. NO PRODUCTION REPORTED.
Comment (Workings): A 300 FT. AND TWO 50 FT. SHAFTS; A 100 FT. AND 30 FT. ADIT.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: LIMESTONE HANGING WALL AND SLATE FOOTWALL
Comment (Deposit): MINE SYMBOL ON TOPO MAP IN 15, BUT CLOSE TO LINE WITH 10 V. 52, NO. 4, PL. 10 SHOWS 15 ONLY. AREA NOW WITHDRAWN FOR FEDERAL RESERVOIR SITE. COMPRISED OF 180 ACRES.
References
Reference (Deposit): CLARK, W. B. AND CARLSON, D. W., 1956 : MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES, EL DORADO COUNTY, CA: CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY VOL. 52 , NO. 4 : DIV. OF MINES, P. 477
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