California Consolidated

The California Consolidated is a gold mine located in Siskiyou county, California at an elevation of 3,901 feet.

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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: California Consolidated  

State:  California

County:  Siskiyou

Elevation: 3,901 Feet (1,189 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 41.24639, -123.14472

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California Consolidated MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: California Consolidated
Secondary: Golden Ball


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: California
County: Siskiyou
District: Liberty


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

Type: Underground


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

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Workings): MUCH USELESS WORK WAS PERFORMED. 2 LEVELS, ONE AT 50 FT., OTHER AT 125 FT. DRIFTS, 160 FT. FROM 50-FT. LEVEL, AND 80 FT. FROM 125 FT. LEVEL. ANOTHER DRIFT FROM STEVENS ADIT 140 FT. NE AND ANOTHER 250 FT. SW. 2 CROSSCUTS, 120 FT. LONG. 2 WINZES, EACH 60 FT. DEEP; 7 RAISES; 2 STOPES, EACH 40 FT. BY 40 FT. SEVERAL OPEN CUTS.

Comment (Location): UTM EST. LAND IS UNSURVEYED. LOC. VERY QUESTIONABLE

Comment (Deposit): FISSURE VEIN, 1000 FT. LONG ORE SHOOT, 6 FT. THICK.

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

Comment (Deposit): 384 ACRES. SAID TO BE A CONTINUATION OF BLACK BEAR LODE. TOPO. MAP INDICATES WHITE BEAR HOLDINGS IN VICINITY ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT


References

Reference (Production): BROWN (1914)

Reference (Deposit): BROWN, G.C., 1914, THE COUNTIES OF SHASTA, SISKIYOU AND TRINITY, CALIF.: CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 14, PT. 4, P. 828-9


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