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California · Placer County

Razzle Dazzle

Unconfirmed Gold Underground

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Key facts

State
California
County
Placer
Mining district
Ophir
Development status
Past Producer
Mine type
Underground
Primary commodity
Gold
Verification
Unconfirmed

Mine Location

Approximate Area

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Documented underground workings

Mindat locality description

A former lode Au occurrence/mine located in the NW¼ (estimated) sec. 20, T12N, R8E, MDM, 1.8 km (1.1 miles) SSE of Ophir, N of Dutch Ravine, between Interstate highway 80 & the Southern Pacific Railroad (1½ miles E of Newcastle), on private (patented) …

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Every underlying record used to build the summary above, for research/verification use.

  • USGS MRDS working type: Underground
  • MRDS work_type documents underground workings: Underground · work_type

Verification

Unconfirmed

Source records support underground workings, but UndergroundMines has not yet independently verified this mine.

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Why it's listed

USGS source data documents underground workings for this record.

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History & operations

Historical record

  • Development status: Past Producer

Operators / organizations

  • G. L. Threlkel · Source-reported owner

Commodities & minerals

Reported minerals

  • Quartz
  • Gold
  • Pyrite
  • Native Gold
  • Pyrite
  • Quartz

Access & recent conditions

Land
unknown

Community reports

No community field reports yet.

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Sources & evidence

USGS Mineral Resources Data System

Type: Historical mine record

Supports:

  • mine identity
  • development status
  • commodities
  • underground eligibility evidence

Mindat

Type: Mineralogical locality database

Record: Mindat Locality: 85715

Supports:

  • locality identity
  • reported minerals (3)

A Mindat locality match does not by itself establish underground workings.

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