The Algol Mine Argall? is a copper mine located in Placer county, California.
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Mine Info
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Algol Mine Argall? MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Algol Mine Argall?
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Placer
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Nevada Irrigation Dist.
Years: 1948 -
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: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: California Trough
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENTICULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Copper
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Deposit): VEIN CHANNEL IS 50 - 60 FT. WIDE, THE MORE HIGHLY MINERALIZED PORTION CONSTITUTING THE ORE IS FROM 20 INCHES TO 10 FT. THICK, ORE OCCURS AS LENSES.
Comment (Workings): 120 FT. DEEP SHAFT WITH 100 FT. DRIFT RUNNING NORTH. ANOTHER 120 FT. SHAFT WITH DRIFTS AT 50 AND 100 FT. LEVELS. CROSSCUT FROM ONE SHAFT 65 FT. WEST.
Comment (Production): 1860'S - 10 CARLOADS SHIPPED IN 1901 AVE. 20% COPPER.
References
Reference (Deposit): AUBURY, L. E., 1908 , COPPER RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA BULL. 50 ; CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 207 - 208
Reference (Deposit): WARING, C. A., 1919 , PLACER COUNTY; 15TH REPT. STATE MINERALOGIST; CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 327 .
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