The Telegraph Mining Co is a gold mine located in Sierra county, California at an elevation of 5,289 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: 5,289 Feet (1,612 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 39.6194, -120.86690
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Telegraph Mining Co MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Telegraph Mining Co
Secondary: Telegraph Mining Co.
Secondary: West Yuba Rare Ii Area
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Sierra
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
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: 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
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): GOLD-BEARING TERTIARY GRAVEL CHANNEL DEPOSIT WORKINGS CONTAIN BAD AIR DUE TO NO VENTILATION.
References
Reference (Deposit): CALIF JOUR OF MINES & GLG,V 38 #1 JAN,1942 P66;
Reference (Deposit): E/M INTRNTNL DIREC OF MINING 1975 P.136.
Reference (Deposit): PRESTON, E.B., 1893, SIERRA COUNTY, IN ELEVENTH REPORT OF
Reference (Deposit): THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU,
Reference (Deposit): P. 410-412.
Reference (Deposit): TAYLOR, G.F., 1903, SIERRA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: REGISTER OF
Reference (Deposit): MINES AND MINERALS, CALIFORNAI STATE MINING BUREAU, P. 6-8.
Reference (Deposit): SINNTT, J.J., 1972, DOWNIEVILLE GOLDTOWN ON THE YUBA:
Reference (Deposit): CALIFORNIA TRAVELER, INC., VOLCANO, CALIFORNIA, P. 171.
Reference (Deposit): WHITE, W.W., III, SCOTT, D.F., BARNES, D.J., NEUMANN, T. R.,
Reference (Deposit): 1983, MINERAL INVESTIGATIN OF TE EAST AND WEST YUBA RARE II
Reference (Deposit): AREAS (NOS. 5264 AND 5172), SIERRA AND PLUMAS COUNTIES,
Reference (Deposit): CALIFORNIA:U.S. BUREAU OF MINES SUMMARY REPORT NO.MLA 71-83.
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