El Dorado

The El Dorado is a gold mine located in Amador county, California at an elevation of 1,001 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: El Dorado  

State:  California

County:  Amador

Elevation: 1,001 Feet (305 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 38.42417, -120.81722

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El Dorado MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: El Dorado


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: California
County: Amador


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.


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: PINCH AND SWELL TO TABULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ORE CARRIES LARGE PERCENTAGE OF SULFIDES ASSAYING FROM $50 TO $80/TON
Analytical Data: ORE SAID TO BE LOW-GRADE ASSAYING $4 + $6/TON.


Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Workings): INCLINED SHAFT 45 DEGREES, 300 FT.

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: QUARTZ VEIN 4 TO 6 FT THICK; SLATE FOOTWALL, GREENSTONE HANGING WALL


References

Reference (Deposit): IRELAND, WM. JR., 1890 , TENTH REPT. OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CMB REPT. 10 , P. 99 .

Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W.B., 1914 , AMADOR COUNTY: CMB REPT. 14 , P. 27


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