Alabama

The Alabama is a gold mine located in Placer county, California at an elevation of 561 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

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Site Name

Primary: Alabama

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Bismuth
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Arsenic

Location

State: California
County: Placer

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Not available

Production

Year: 1942
Time Period: 1933-1942
Year: 1942
Time Period: 1933-1942

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: California Trough

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Sulfides Oxidized In Irregular Places To Depth Of 1045 Ft.

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ASSAYS AVG. $9 AU/TON. CONC.:9 OZ AU, 120 OZ AG/TON.

Materials

Ore: Argentite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Production): AG/AU WAS 3:1. 75% AU FROM FLOTATION CELLS, 25% AU AND 100% AG FROM CONCENTRATES. FIRST WORKED IN 1850'S. NO PRE-1933 PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND.

Comment (Deposit): SEAM, IRREGULAR

Comment (Workings): 2 SHAFTS, DRIFTS, STOPES, SEVERAL LEVELS.

Comment (Geology): 2-4 IN. GOUGE ZONE ALONG BOTH WALLS OF VEIN.

Comment (Deposit): PATENTED. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Location): UTM ACC. SE 1/4

References

Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C. A., 1936 , GOLD MINES OF PLACER COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 32 , NO. 1 , P. 10 - 11 .

Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C. A., 1935 , REVIEW OF GOLD MINING IN EAST-CENTRAL CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 31 , NO. 1 , P. 17 .

Reference (Deposit): GOODWIN, J. G., 1957 , LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 53 , NOS. 3 AND 4 , P. 588 .

Reference (Production): LOGAN, 1936

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