Bellwether

The Bellwether is a gold mine located in Amador county, California at an elevation of 1,181 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: Bellwether

Commodity

Primary: Gold

Location

State: California
County: Amador

Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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

Not available

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Mark Eudey
Years: 1953 -

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

Analytical Data: ASSAY OF SULFIDES WERE $80 TO $140/TON.

Materials

Ore: Gold

Comments

Comment (Production): DEVELOPED BY BELLWETHER MINING CO. BETWEEN 1895 AND 1900 - CLAIM LATER BOUGHT BY KENNEDY MINING COMPANY AND IS INCLUDED WITH THE HOLDINGS OF THAT MINE.THE WIDE VEIN IS ON THE EAST OR HANGING WALL BRANCH OF THE MOTHER LODE AND CARRIES ORE SIMILAR TO THE ZEILA MINE, ON THE SOUTH

Comment (Deposit): GEOLOGIC DESCRIPTION BRIEF

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: VEIN REPORTED TO BE 85 FT. THICK

Comment (Workings): SEVERAL SHALLOW SHAFTS AS DEEP AS 180 FT.; LATER DEVELOPMENT INCLUDED ON INCLINED SHAFT 320 FT WITH CROSSCUTS AND DRIFTS;

Comment (Commodity): FREE GOLD COMMONLY ASSOCIATED WITH SULFIDES

References

Reference (Deposit): IRELAN, WM. JR., 1890 , TENTH REPT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CMB REPT., P. 104 - 105

Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C.A., 1934 , MOTHER LODE GOLD BELT OF CAL.: CDM BULL. 108 , P 71 - 72

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