Public Tours | Kennedy Mine Foundation
Welcome to the Historic Kennedy Gold Mine! Join us for an engaging and educational Guided Surface Tour at the Historic Kennedy Gold Mine! Recommended for an in …
Restaurants and Accommodations
Restaurants. Planning a visit? Whether you are looking for a snack, fast food, local fare or fine dining, Amador County has it all. Check the Chamber of Commerce listings for dining to match your taste. The Kennedy Mine also has a picnic area with tables if you would like to bring your own lunch or snack. Enjoy the mine while you eat!
Kennedy Gold Mine
Contact Us for a Great Experience! The Kennedy Mine, located near Jackson California (printable map), The Interactive map for the Kennedy Mine and area. • School Tour Manager (Cell/Text): 209-304-0349. • Kennedy Mine (office/voice message): 209-223-9542. • Email the Kennedy Mine: info@kennedygoldmine.
Kennedy Gold Mine | Sierra Nevada Geotourism
Prospected in 1860, reorganized in 1886 and continuously run until 1942, the Kennedy Gold Mine produced approximately $34,280,000 in gold according to the California Department of Conservation. One of the tallest head frames in existence today can be seen at the Kennedy Mine. The mine also had one of the largest stamp mills in the Mother …
Gold Note Mine – Western Mining History
The Gold Note Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Pershing county, Nevada. Skip to content. ... Gold Ore: Tetrahedrite Ore: Chalcopyrite Gangue: Quartz Gangue: Calcite . ... THE KENNEDY MINING DISTRICT, NEVADA; AIME BULL. 77 P.1041-1046 . Reference (Deposit): MULLER ET AL, 1951, GEOLOGY OF THE MOUNT TOBIN QUADRANGLE, …
Kennedy Gold Mine Events
The Kennedy Mine, located near Jackson California (printable map), The Interactive map for the Kennedy Mine and area. • Kennedy Wedding Coordinator Email: weddings@kennedygoldmine. • Kennedy Mine (office/voice message): 209-223-9542. • Email the Kennedy Mine: info@kennedygoldmine.
Volunteer Opportunity: Be a Part of the Historic Kennedy Gold Mine …
For information for Tour Guides contact Frank Tortorich, 209-743-8975 or wagon.wheel.1848@gmail for registration. The next scheduled training Saturday, February 26 at 9 a.m. For information and training dates for all other volunteer positions, contact Linda Gonzales, manager@kennedygoldmine.
Kennedy Mine Headframe
Marker can be reached from Kennedy Mine Road, on the left when traveling east. Marker is located at the Kennedy Gold Mine and can be reached via Highway 49. This is a fee area. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 12594 Kennedy Mine Road, Jackson CA 95642, United States of America. Touch for directions. Other nearby markers.
Kennedy Gold Mine | Gold Country, California
California, USA, North America. Gold Country. You can't miss the ominous steel headframe of the mine from the road, rising to 125ft. Its pulleys lifted ore and miners from the …
HISTORIC News Nuggets
the rock! The completed tunnel features an ore chute and ore cars, a drilling display, skips and more. We've also included a collection of fluorescent rocks and minerals. Upon exiting, visitors see a working model stamp mill display that illustrates the next step in the process of extracting the 1.7 million ounces of gold produced by the ...
Kennedy Gold Mine Near Martell, California | The Diggings™
The Kennedy Gold Mine, located near Martell, California, is situated in the historically significant Jackson-Plymouth Mining District. ... OR AT POINTS WHERE THE VEINS ABRUPTLY CHANGE STRIKE OR DIP (MOORE, 1968 ). ORE SHOOTS GENERALLY DISPLAY PIPE-LIKE GEOMETRIES RAKING STEEPLY IN THE VEINS AT 60-90%. …
Kennedy Mine
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, March 28, 2011. 1. Kennedy Mine Marker. Inscription. Viewpoint: 50 yards west, Two of the richest gold mines in Amador County, both reached depths of over one mile. Worked until 1942. Kennedy produced $28.5 million, the Argonaut $ 25 million. Notice headframes west toward Highway 49 and tailing …
Jackson Mining History
The Kennedy Gold Mine is named for Andrew Kennedy, an Irish immigrant, who reportedly discovered a quartz outcropping in the late 1850's near what is now Highway 49. The Kennedy Mining Company was formed in 1860 when he and three partners began digging shafts near today's mine property entrance. Walk up the well-marked trails to get …
Kennedy Mine, Jackson
The Kennedy Mine is a little more than a mile northwest of Jackson and east Highway 49. The original claim was made in 1866 by Andrew Kennedy and since then has been Consolidated with several other claims. ... Looking southeast, gives a clear idea of the route taken by ore from the vertical shaft of the Kennedy. Hoisted from the depths of the ...
Kennedy Mine, Jackson
Kennedy Mine, Jackson, Amador County. The Kennedy Mine is a little more than a mile northwest of Jackson and east Highway 49. The original claim was made in 1856 by Andrew Kennedy and since then has been …
KENNEDY GOLD MINE TOURS
Specialties: The Kennedy Mine, located near Jackson California, is open every Saturday, Sunday and Holiday from 10 AM to 3 PM, March through October. FREE Admission. Guided tours are: $12.00 for ages 13 to adult, $6.00 for youngsters 6 through 12, and free to those under 6. Group Guided tours are available, by reservation, all year. Guided Tours are …
Kennedy Mine (Kennedy claim; Clyde claim; North Clyde …
Two main ore bodies occurred in the Kennedy Mine, a north ore body on the Kennedy vein, and the south ore body on the East vein. The principal Kennedy vein ore body of the Kennedy and Argonaut mines did not appear until about 1400 feet down dip from the surface exposure where the fissure system intersected a slate-greenstone contact …
Kennedy Mine, Jackson
Mining equipment on display helps to depict the different gold mining process, and visitors can try their own hand at gold panning in one of the Kennedy Mine troughs. …
Kennedy Gold Mine
Prospected in 1860, reorganized in 1886 and continuously run until 1942, the Kennedy Gold Mine produced approximately $34,280,000 in gold according to the CA Dept. of Conservation (a 1948 valuation). One of the tallest head frames in existence today can be seen at the Kennedy Mine. The mine also had one of the largest stamp mills in the …
Kennedy Gold Mine Donations
The Kennedy Gold Mine is a non-profit 501(c)3 museum, a CA Historical Landmark, and is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places as the principal part of the Kennedy Mine Historic District.The mine is famous for the large amount of gold it produced, for having one of the tallest headframes in the Mother Lode, and for being the deepest gold …
Kennedy Mine, Jackson
Although production records show that the Kennedy produced $300,000 up to a depth of 600 feet, by 750 feet the ore in the south shaft gave out. This in itself would have been bad enough, but as though to add insult to injury the ore reappeared just inside the Argonaut line. It was discouraging enough to cause the shutdown of the Kennedy mine.
Kennedy Gold Mine
The Kennedy Mine, located near Jackson California (printable map), The Interactive map for the Kennedy Mine and area • School Tour Manager (Cell/Text): 209-304-0349 • Kennedy Mine (office/voice message): 209-223-9542 • Email the Kennedy Mine: info@kennedygoldmine . An Adventure to Remember:
Jackson City Council hears about work to restore historic …
Work is ongoing to restore and properly secure a relic of Gold Country history – Wheel 1 of the Kennedy Gold Mine. At the latest meeting of the Jackson City Council on Monday, August 14, local volunteer Bill Braun presented a plan to give some much-needed support to the considerably famous wheel.
1922 Gold Mine Disaster Was State's Deadliest
On a hot summer night in 1922, fire and toxic gas ripped through a mine shaft nearly a mile beneath the surface, trapping 47 miners. The incident at the Argonaut Gold Mine in Jackson, about 30 ...
Kennedy Gold Mine – Explore Real California …
The Kennedy Gold Mine in Jackson is open weekends for surface tours. The mine has many stand out features that make it interesting. There is a giant steel head frame which replaced the original wooden head frame …
About Us | Kennedy Mine Foundation
About The Kennedy Mine Foundation. The Kennedy Gold Mine is a non-profit 501(c)3 museum, a CA Historical Landmark, and is listed on the U.S. National Register of …
History | Kennedy Mine Foundation
The Kennedy Mining Company is credited with recovering $300,000 in gold value between 1870 and 1878, although the amount of gold recovered prior to 1870 by the partnership is unknown. Several unsuccessful attempts were made by the Kennedy Mining Company to reopen the Mine after 1878. The Need for More Capital: Kennedy Mining and Milling …
Kennedy Gold Mine
Kennedy Gold Mine. 74 reviews. #1 of 18 things to do in Jackson. Historic SitesMines. Closed now. Write a review. About. Opened in 1860 and closed in 1942, the mine unearthed $34 million in gold. Open for tours …
Kennedy Gold Mine Events
The Kennedy Has Many Features to Choose From: Gold mining ambiance set amid historic structures. Powered Museum Stage and expansive lawn seats 200-300. 1907 Mine Office with scenic lawn - seats 150+. 1877 Historic Clinton Church - intimate seating for 49. Powered amphitheatre stage with hillside bowl - seating 200.
Kennedy Mine, Jackson
The Kennedy Mine is named for Andrew Kennedy, who reportedly discovered a quartz ledge in the late 1850s. The Kennedy Mining Company was formed in 1860 when he and three partners began digging shafts near today's mine property entrance. The mine operated sporadically until it closed in 1878. In 1886 fifteen people invested $97,600 to …