The Theniss & Adams is a gold mine located in Placer county, California at an elevation of 1,201 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: 1,201 Feet (366 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 39.09194, -120.91833
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Theniss & Adams MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Theniss & Adams
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Placer
District: Colfax
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Martin Theniss And P. C. Adams
Years: 1935 -
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: 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
Not available
Comments
Comment (Production): IN 1915-16 IT WAS REPORTED 2 MEN WORKING SAVE ABOUT $16 IN GOLD PER WEEK.
Comment (Workings): GRAVEL HOT WORKED TO BEDROCK; IS WASHED IN HAND ROCKER WITH FINE GOLD CAUGHT ON AN OLD CARPET. PROBABLY FINEST ESCAPES.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: PLACER - GRAVEL BARS ALONG RIVER; GRAVEL IS LOOSE AND ABOUT 6 FT. DEEP.
References
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 32, NO. 1, 1936, P. 95
Reference (Deposit): USGS FOLIO 66
Reference (Deposit): DOM 15TH REPORT STATE MINERALOGIST, P. 384
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