The Rocky Bar Estey is a gold mine located in Placer county, California at an elevation of 1,050 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
Elevation: 1,050 Feet (320 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 39.09194, -120.91833
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Rocky Bar Estey MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Rocky Bar Estey
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Placer
District: Colfax
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: O. L. Estey
Years: 1935 -
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): CLAIMS INCLUDE THE SWASTIKA, FIRST CHANCE, ROCKY BAR, AND ROCKY BAR EXT. GRAVELS SHOVELED INTO SLUICE BOXES AND WASHED WITH WATER PUMPED FROM RIVER; A DIVING SUIT USED TO RECOVER GOLD FROM DEEP POOLS IN RIVER BED.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: PLACER - CLAIMS INCLUDE BENCH GRAVELS ALONG THE RIVER.
References
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 32, NO. 1, 1936, P. 95
Reference (Deposit): USGS FOLIO 66
Reference (Deposit): DOM 15TH REPORT OF STATE MINERALOGIST, P. 383
California Gold
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