Hazard Mine

The Hazard Mine is a gold mine located in Placer county, California at an elevation of 3,281 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: Hazard Mine  

State:  California

County:  Placer

Elevation: 3,281 Feet (1,000 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 39.0478, -120.75390

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Hazard Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Hazard Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: California
County: Placer


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

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Ownership

Owner Name: Jim Russell
Company ID: 402441
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1990


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: 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

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): CJMG V 32 NO 1 1936 P 52 91 USGS FOLIO 66 COLFAX USGS PP 73

Reference (Deposit): CALIF. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. SPECIAL PUBLICATION 103, 1990.


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