Bullion Con

The Bullion Con is a gold mine located in Nevada county, California at an elevation of 2,402 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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

Name: Bullion Con  

State:  California

County:  Nevada

Elevation: 2,402 Feet (732 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 39.18583, -121.04389

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Bullion Con MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Bullion Con
Secondary: Smuggler
Secondary: Union Jack
Secondary: La Bruja


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Tungsten


Location

State: California
County: Nevada
District: Grass Valley


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


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

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Scheelite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): UTM. ACC.

Comment (Production): PRODUCTION OF ORE SINCE 1934 - ABOUT 25,000 TONS P.A.

Comment (Deposit): VEIN, 1 - 5 FT. THICK, 4 % SULFIDES

Comment (Workings): INCLINE, 8 LEVELS, WINZE

Comment (Geology): WALL ROCKS GRANODIORITE ABOVE 200 FT., DIABASE BELOW

Comment (Deposit): PATENTED 69.0 ACRES. INCLUDES UNION JACK AND SMUGGLER MINES. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT


References

Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C. A., 1941 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 37 , NO. 3 , PL. 3 , P. 387 - 388 .

Reference (Deposit): MACBOYLE, E., 1919 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 16 , P. 128 - 129 .

Reference (Deposit): JENKINS, O. P., 1942 , TABULATION OF TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 38 , CHAPS. 3 AND 4 , P. 341 .

Reference (Deposit): CRAWFORD, J. J., 1896 , 13TH REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 13 , P. 237 .

Reference (Production): LOGAN ( 1941 )


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