Rainbow Wild West

The Rainbow Wild West is a gold mine located in El Dorado county, California at an elevation of 2,201 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: Rainbow Wild West  

State:  California

County:  El Dorado

Elevation: 2,201 Feet (671 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 38.875, -120.86278

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Rainbow Wild West MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Rainbow Wild West


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: California
County: El Dorado


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

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Structure

Not available


Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Production): ACTIVE 1896.

Comment (Workings): OPEN CUTS AND 25-FT. SHAFT; 4-STAMP MILL.

Comment (Deposit): CLAIM OF 20 ACRES. 15TH REPT. SHOWS MINE 1 1/2 MI. W OF GARDEN VALLEY.


References

Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 52, NO. 4, P 526-27; V. 34, NO. 3, P. 266

Reference (Deposit): REPORT OF STATE MINERALOGIST XXII, P. 432


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