The English Mountain is a copper mine located in Nevada county, California at an elevation of 6,299 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
Elevation: 6,299 Feet (1,920 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 39.46278, -120.56500
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English Mountain MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: English Mountain
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Nevada
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: H. C. Schroeder (Estate)
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: PYRRHOTITE-PYRITE ASSAYED: 5 % CU, 45.9 % FE, AND 35.4 % S, THE BORNITE-PYRITE ASSAYED
Analytical Data: 1.3 % CU, 51.4 % FE, AND 28.3 % S.
Analytical Data: 2.4 % CU, 53.5 % FE, AND 27.7 % S, THE PYRRHOTITE-MARCASITE ASSAYED
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Pyrrhotite
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Marcasite
Comments
Comment (Workings): 1000 FT. OF DRIFTS AND CROSSCUTS, ONE 500 FT. DRIFT ALONG STRIKE AND ANOTHER 300 FT. LONG ABOVE IT
Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION REPORTED
Comment (Deposit): COPPER BEARING GOSSAN
Comment (Deposit): 105 ACRES.
References
Reference (Deposit): MAC BOYLE, E., 1918 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA COUNTY; 16 TH REPT. STATE MIN.; CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 85
Reference (Deposit): SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, V. 2, P. 24
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