The Ellis Property is a mine located in Amador county, California at an elevation of 801 feet.
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Mine Info
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Ellis Property MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ellis Property
Secondary: Boss Mine
Commodity
Tertiary: Chromium
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: California
County: Amador
District: Pulga Area
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Ellis, J. M.
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1976
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: 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
Unknown: Chalcedony
Unknown: Serpentine
Unknown: Chromite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): ABOUT 10 TONS OF ORE IS STACKED AT THE PIT, BUT HAS NEVER BE PED. RESERVES ARE PROBABLY LESS THAN 50 TONS. INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR MATRIX CALCULATIONS.
References
Reference (Deposit): CATER,F.W.JR.,1948,CDM AND G BULL134,PT.3,CHAP.2,P.53
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