Farrell

The Farrell is a gold mine located in Amador county, California at an elevation of 600 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: Farrell  

State:  California

County:  Amador

Elevation: 600 Feet (183 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 38.29111, -120.75333

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Farrell MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Farrell


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: California
County: Amador


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Joe Rosenberg
Home Office: C/O Harvey N. Seligman


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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

Form: IRREGULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Workings): NO DESCRIPTION OF WORKINGS

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: GREENSTONE HANGING WALL, SLATE FOOTWALL; IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS NEAR THE SURFACE THE FISSURE VEIN IS VERTICAL AND LESS OFTEN DIPS STEEPLY TOWARD THE WEST; ON A LARGE SCALE THE VEIN DIPS EAST.

Comment (Location): E 1/2 OF NW 1/4 OF SEC 15


References

Reference (Deposit): IRELAN, WM. JR., 1890 , TENTH REPT. OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CMB REPT. 10 , P. 107 - 108

Reference (Deposit): CARLSON, D.W. AND CLARK, W.B., 1954 , MINES AND MIN. RES. OF AMADOR COUNTY, CAL.: CJMG VOL. 50 , P. 245

Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C.A., 1927 , AMADOR COUNTY: CMB REPT. 23 , P. 189

Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W.B., 1914 , AMADOR COUNTY: CMB REPT. 14 , P. 28


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