Central

The Central is a gold mine located in Siskiyou county, California at an elevation of 4,800 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Central
Secondary: Wiegel ?

Commodity

Primary: Gold

Location

State: California
County: Siskiyou
District: Hungry Creek

Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Klamath Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ASSAYED $6/TON (AU IN DIKE) ASSAYED $4/TON IN DIORITE. BLOCK OF 2500 TONS WAS DEVELOPED. A BLOCK OF ORE ABOVE THIS ASSAYED $13.50/TON, OF WHICH 50% RECOV. BY AMALGAMATION.

Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Location): UTM EST. S 1/2 SE 1/4 35

Comment (Production): ORE IS MOSTLY FREE-MILLING. NO OTHER PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND

Comment (Deposit): VEIN ASSOC. W/ BASIC DIKE. 3 ORE SHOOTS ON NO. 2 LEVEL, EACH 30 FT. LONG AND 3-6 FT. THICK.

Comment (Workings): 3 ADIT LEVELS. NO. 1 (HIGHEST) LEVEL STOPED TO SURFACE NO. 2 HAS 365 FT. OF DRIFTING. NO. 3 LEVEL 367 FT. LONG

Comment (Deposit): 140 ACRES. LOCATED IN 1893. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

References

Reference (Deposit): LAIZURE, C. MCK., 1935, MINING ACTIVITY IN THE SAN FRANCISCO DISTRICT: CALIFORNIA JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 31, NO. 1, P. 276

Reference (Deposit): BROWN, G.C., 1914, THE COUNTIES OF SHASTA, SISKIYOU AND TRINITY, CALIF.: CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 14, PT. 4, P. 829

Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C.A., 1925, SACRAMENTO FIELD DIVISION: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 21, NO. 4, P. 435

Reference (Deposit): AVERILL, C.V., 1931, REDDING FIELD DIV., CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 27, P. 30

Reference (Deposit): 5) SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY, 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, V. 2, P. 156

Reference (Production): SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO. (1964)

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