The Delta Placer Gold Co is a gold mine located in Amador county, California.
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Mine Info
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Delta Placer Gold Co MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Delta Placer Gold Co
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Amador
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: California Trough
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
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Analytical Data
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Materials
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Comments
Comment (Production): DELTA PLACER GOLD CO. BEGAN OPERATIONS IN 1935 AND WORKED CONTINUOUSLY UNTIL 1942. IDLE SINCE. 1,350,000 TONS OF REDEPOSITED TAILINGS TREATED WITH RECOVERY EXCEEDING 80 PER CENT; ASSAYS VARIED FROM 80 CENTS TO $2.00 PER CU. YD. IN GOLD VALUES. DEPOSIT HAD AVERAGE DEPTH OF 2 1/2 FEET ALTHOUGH IN SOME PLACES THE DEPTH WAS 8 FEET. SANDPITS SHOWN IN S 1/2. PROBABLY AU SHOULD BE IN SEC. 4 ALSO ALONG CREEK
Comment (Workings): BULLDOZED, PULPER, SCREENER, CLASSIFIER
References
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 50, NO. 1, JAN. 1954, P.196, 262, PL.
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