Blue Jay

The Blue Jay is a gold mine located in Siskiyou county, California at an elevation of 4,160 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Blue Jay  

State:  California

County:  Siskiyou

Elevation: 4,160 Feet (1,268 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 41.93333, -122.74194

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Blue Jay MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Blue Jay


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: California
County: Siskiyou
District: Virginia Bar


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

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Ownership

Not available


Production

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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

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Structure

Not available


Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Commodity): LOW-GRADE ORE

Comment (Location): UTM ACC. SW 1/4 SW 1/4

Comment (Deposit): VEIN, TRACED TO 150 FT. IN LENGTH

Comment (Workings): 2 ADITS, 250 & 400 FT. LONG. OLD 10-STAMP MILL

Comment (Deposit): 160 ACRES. PATENTED. IDLE SINCE 1907 ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT


References

Reference (Deposit): BROWN, G.C., 1914, THE COUNTIES OF SHASTA, SISKIYOU AND TRINITY, CALIF.: CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 14, PT. 4, P. 827

Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C.A., 1925, SACRAMENTO FIELD DIVISION: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 21, NO. 4, P. 433

Reference (Deposit): SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY, 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, V. 2, P. 154


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