Davenport Mine

The Davenport Mine is a mine located in Placer county, California at an elevation of 1,201 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: Davenport Mine  

State:  California

County:  Placer

Elevation: 1,201 Feet (366 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 38.88861, -121.06528

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Davenport Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Davenport Mine


Commodity

Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold


Location

State: California
County: Placer


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
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

Analytical Data: REPORTED VALUES OF 1 % CU, 75 CENTS IN AU


Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Workings): 70 FT. INCLINED SHAFT.


References

Reference (Deposit): WARING, C. A.; 1919 , PLACER COUNTY; 15TH REPT. STATE MINERALOGIST; CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 328

Reference (Deposit): AUBURY, L. E.; 1908 , COPPER RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA BULL. 50 ; CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 209


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