Federal Loan & Consols

The Federal Loan & Consols is a gold mine located in Nevada county, California at an elevation of 2,598 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: Federal Loan & Consols  

State:  California

County:  Nevada

Elevation: 2,598 Feet (792 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 39.26639, -120.96111

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Federal Loan & Consols MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Federal Loan & Consols
Secondary: Federal Loan Quartz Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Lead


Location

State: California
County: Nevada
District: Nevada City


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


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

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pennsylvanian


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: CONCENTRATES AVG. $100/TON


Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Deposit): PATENTED 17.40 ACRES ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Location): UTM. ACC SW 1/4 NW 1/4 SEC. 10

Comment (Geology): CALAVERAS FM. NEAR GRANODIORITE CONTACT

Comment (Production): CREDITED W/ PRODUCTION OF $200,000 , AVG VALUE ORE $15 AU/TON

Comment (Deposit): VEIN, AVG 1 FT. THICK, 4 - 6 % SULFIDES

Comment (Workings): SHAFT & EXTENSIVE DRIFTING


References

Reference (Deposit): HOBSON, J. B., WILTSEE, E. A., 1893 , NEVADA COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 11 , P. 290 .

Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C. A., 1941 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 37 , NO. 3 , PL. 3 .

Reference (Deposit): MAC BOYLE, E., 1919 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 16 , P. 169 .


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