Camel Back

The Camel Back is a copper mine located in El Dorado county, California.

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: Camel Back  

State:  California

County:  El Dorado

Elevation:

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 38.81861, -121.05333

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Camel Back MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Camel Back
Secondary: Voss


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver


Location

State: California
County: El Dorado


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Aleta V. Coulet


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
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: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Production): ACTIVE AROUND 1920. NO PRODUCTION RECORDED.

Comment (Workings): A 25 FT. SHAFT, 123 FT. DRIFT ADIT, 165 FT. CROSSCUT ADIT. A PARALLEL VEIN 1/2 MI. E HAS 200 FT. AND 40 FT. SHAFTS.


References

Reference (Deposit): CLARK, W. B. AND CARLSON, D. W., 1956 : MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES, EL DORADO COUNTY, CA.: CALIF. DIV.MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 52 NO. 4 : DIV. OF MINES, P. 479 .

Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C. A., 1926 : SACRAMENTO FIELD DIVISION: 22ND REPT. STATE MIN.; CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 407 .


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