Eagle King Mine, Grizzly Flat, Grizzly Flat Mining District, East Belt, El Dorado County, California, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Eagle King Mine | Mine |
| Grizzly Flat | - not defined - |
| Grizzly Flat Mining District | Mining District |
| East Belt | - not defined - |
| El Dorado County | County |
| California | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 39' 29'' North , 120° 32' 6'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Pollock Pines | 6,871 (2017) | 12.3km |
| Camino | 1,750 (2011) | 15.1km |
| River Pines | 379 (2011) | 22.0km |
| Buckhorn | 2,429 (2017) | 22.9km |
| Placerville | 10,650 (2017) | 24.2km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| El Dorado County Mineral and Gem Society | Placerville, California | 24km |
| Gold Country Treasure Seekers | Placerville, California | 24km |
| Amador County Gem & Mineral Society | Sutter Creek, California | 38km |
A former lode Au-Zn-Pb occurrence/mine located in the NE¼NE¼ sec. 9, T9N, R13E, MDM, 2.5 km (1.6 miles) NNW of Grizzly Flat, in the headwaters area of Cedar Canyon, N of Sunday Ridge and S of the North Fork Cosumnes River, on private land. Operated by Marian S. Clark C/O the Eagle King Mining Co. Operated during the period 1894 to 1896. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 100 meters.
Mineralization is a vein deposit hosted in granodiorite and mica schist. The ore body strikes NNE and dips 80W at a thickness of 1.22 meters (3 to 4 feet). The vein strikes N to NE and dips 75 to 90W, on a contact between granodiorite and mica schist. The quartz contains 3% sulfides. Local rocks include Paleozoic marine rocks, undivided, unit 4 (Western Sierra Nevada) and/or Mesozoic granitic rocks, unit 3 (Sierra Nevada, Death Valley area, Northern Mojave Desert and Transverse Ranges).
Workings include underground openings comprised of a 1,200 foot drift adit and a 60 foot winze 200 feet from the portal, plus a raise to surface. A 10-stamp mill was erected.
No production record was found.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10007121 |
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