The Irland is a copper mine located in El Dorado county, California.
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Mine Info
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Irland MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Irland
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: California
County: El Dorado
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
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: 2 % CU
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Silver
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Comments
Comment (Production): ACTIVE 1866,1905. VALUES REPORTED 2PERCENT COPPER, SOME GOLD, AND SILVER. SOME ORE SHIPPED IN 1866.
Comment (Workings): A 75-FT. VERTICAL SHAFT & AN 18FT. DRIFT
References
Reference (Deposit): ERIC, J. H., 1948 , COPPER IN CALIFORNIA BULL. 144 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 230
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. 481 .
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