Ingomar

The Ingomar is a gold mine located in Calaveras county, California at an elevation of 751 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: Ingomar  

State:  California

County:  Calaveras

Elevation: 751 Feet (229 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 38.24056, -120.84944

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Ingomar MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Ingomar
Secondary: Claims: Ingomar
Secondary: Grey Eagle
Secondary: Star
Secondary: Cora
Secondary: Riverside.


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: California
County: Calaveras


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


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

Form: LENSES


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Commodity): IRON GOSSAN CROPPINGS ON SURFACE SAID TO BE RICH IN AU

Comment (Location): UTM EST SW 1/4 SEC

Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND. ACTIVE DURING GOLD RUSH, 1935 - 1936

Comment (Deposit): VEIN

Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED BY 500 FT. INCLINED SHAFT WITH LEVELS AT 300 , 380 AND 500 FT. WITH 250 FT NW AND 400 FT. SE DRIFTS ON 300 LEVEL AND A SW CROSSCUT ADIT


References

Reference (Deposit): CLARK, W.B., LYDON, P.A., 1962 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF CALAVERAS COUNTY, CALIF. COUNTY REPORT 2 ; CALIF. DIV. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, P. 159 AND PL B

Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C.A., FRANKE, H., 1936 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF CALAVERAS COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 32 , NO. 3 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 265


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