The Kelsey is a gold mine located in El Dorado county, California at an elevation of 2,001 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: 2,001 Feet (610 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 38.78306, -120.81500
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Kelsey MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Kelsey
Secondary: Lady
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: California
County: El Dorado
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1931
Time Period: 1928 - 1931
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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
Type: L
Description: Rocks In Area Trend Nw With Much Faulting
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 30 % OF AU RECOVERED AS FREE GOLD, THE REST IS RECOVERED BY SMELTING
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Commodity): ORE FROM 1928 - 1931 YIELDED $1.80 TO $6.40 PER TON AU WITH ORE IN LATER YEARS OF LESS VALUE, MOST OF ORE FROM FOOTWALL VEIN
Comment (Location): UTM ACC. SW 1/4 24 NW 1/4 25
Comment (Production): ACTIVE PRIOR 1915 , 1926 - 1931 , 1934 - 1941 .
Comment (Deposit): VEINS
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED BY A MAIN 1700 FT. N DRIFT ADIT AND 700 FT. N DRIFT ADIT 300 FT. ABOVE MAIN ADIT, CONNECTED BY A RAISE ALSO THERE IS 42 FT. SHAFT NEAR MAIN ADIT PORTAL. SEVERAL FOOTWALL CROSSCUTS ON MAIN ADIT.
Comment (Geology): IN MARIPOSA SLATE, CROSS SECTION FROM W TO E SHOWS SCHIST FOOTWALL, 6 IN. OF MIXED CARBONATES, 8 FT. OF MINERALIZED GREY SCHIST, 6 FT. OF SLATE RIBBON ROCK WITH MUCH PYRITE AND SOME GALENA AND THEN BLACK MARIPOSA SLATE FOOTWALL.
References
Reference (Deposit): CLARK, W. B., AND CARLSON, D. W., 1956 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF EL DORADO CO., CALIF.: CALIF. JOUR. OF MINES AND GEOL., VOL. 52 , NO. 4 , PG. 418 - 419 , 512 AND PL. 10 .
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C. A., 1938 , MIN. RESOURCES OF EL DORADO CO.: CALIF. JOUR. OF MINES AND GEOL., VOL. 34 , NO. 3 , PG. 263 AND PL. II.
Reference (Production): LOGAN, ( 1935 )
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