Kittler Consolidated

The Kittler Consolidated is a gold mine located in Placer county, California at an elevation of 981 feet.

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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: Kittler Consolidated  

State:  California

County:  Placer

Elevation: 981 Feet (299 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 38.90222, -121.13889

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Kittler Consolidated MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Kittler Consolidated
Secondary: Orpheum Mining Company


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Lead


Location

State: California
County: Placer
District: Ophir


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Clara Volheim Rodgers
Years: 1935 -


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

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): UTM ACC. SW 1/4 , SW 1/4

Comment (Deposit): 38 ACRES. ADJOINS ST. LAWRENCE CLAIM ON EAST. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Commodity): EST YIELD $6-$7 ORE/TON. 1.7% CON RECOVERED FOR SEVERAL YEARS.

Comment (Deposit): VEIN

Comment (Workings): SHAFT, ADIT TUNNEL


References

Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C. A., 1936 , GOLD MINES OF PLACER COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 32 , NO. 1 , P. 31 , 45 .

Reference (Deposit): WARING, CLARENCE A., 1917 , PLACER COUNTY: REPORT 15 OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST, CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU, P. 337 (INCLUDED IN DESCP. OF CRATER HILL MINE), PL. FACING P. 318 .


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