Mine detail: Two Orphans

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Location: Placer County, California, United States, North America
Lat / long: 38.95378, -121.13047
dep_id: 10007722
mrds_id: C012229
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold
Minor mineral: Copper, Lead, Silver
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Gold, Pyrite
gangue: Quartz
work_type: Underground
Reporter: Nelson, Scott C. (Albers, John, P.)
hrock_type: Greenstone
References:
  • Deposit:: LOGAN, C. A., 1936 , GOLD MINES OF PLACER COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 32 , NO. 1 , P. 39 .
  • Deposit:: GOODWIN, J. G., 1957 , LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 53 , NOS. 3 AND 4 , P. 593 .
  • Production:: GOODWIN ( 1957 )
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