Martinez Gold Mine

The Martinez Gold Mine is a mine located in El Dorado 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: Martinez Gold Mine  

State:  California

County:  El Dorado

Elevation: 1,201 Feet (366 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 38.6383, -120.82280

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Martinez Gold Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Martinez Gold Mine


Commodity

Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Manganese


Location

State: California
County: El Dorado


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Type: Unknown


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Martinez Gold Mine Co.
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1974


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1942
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

Not available


Comments

Not available


References

Reference (Deposit): CALIF JOUR MNS & 61G V 52 P 575

Reference (Deposit): DOM BULL 152 P 52.


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