Quartz Hill

The Quartz Hill is a gold mine located in Siskiyou county, California at an elevation of 1,759 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: Quartz Hill  

State:  California

County:  Siskiyou

Elevation: 1,759 Feet (536 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 41.74306, -122.99944

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Quartz Hill MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Quartz Hill


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Lead


Location

State: California
County: Siskiyou
District: Scott River


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

Form: SEAMS


Structure

Type: L
Description: Faults (?)


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SPECIMEN OF SYLVANITE OR PETZITE 8-10 IN. LONG FROM POCKET SAID TO HAVE PRODUCED 30 LBS OF SIMILAR MATERIAL. BROWN (1914) STATES VEINS STRIKE NE, BEDROCK CONSISTS OF ALTERNATING BEDS OF SLATE & QUARTZITE ENCLOSED BY 2 PARALLEL DIKES, 1800 FT. APART. WHOLE 'MASS' CRUSHED BY DIKES.


Materials

Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Workings): FIRST WORKED BY HYDRAULIC METHODS ABOUT 1852; LATER BY BLASTING ROCK LOOSE & WASHING IT THROUGH SLUICE BOXES. DRIFTS, SHAFTS, 10-STAMP MILL. ADIT DRIVEN N83E FOR 50 FT. ON 4.5 FT. THICK QTZ. LENS. 75 FT. INCLINE W/180 FT. DRIFT AT BOTTOM. FEW POCKETS MINED IN THIS WORK. GOLD RECOV. BY MILLING & AMALGAMATION. 10-STAMP MILL & SEVERAL DWELLINGS. HYDRAULIC PIT.

Comment (Location): UTM ACC. E 1/2 SW 1/4

Comment (Production): HAS LARGE POSSIBILITIES FOR WORKING ON LARGE-TONNAGE BASIS. MOST OF GOLD WAS RECOVERED BY AMALGAMATION. BROWN (1914) STATES THAT YEARLY PRODUCTION WAS FROM $10,000-$12,000. NO OTHER INFO. FOUND.

Comment (Deposit): STRINGERS & LENSES IN ZONE 1800 FT. WIDE ONE LENS 4-5 FT. THICK. SEE AVERILL (1931) FOR MAP OF DEPOSIT. ADDITIONAL VEINS MAY EXIST UNDER TAILINGS PILES.

Comment (Deposit): PATENTED. 75 ACRES. FIRST LOCATED 1852 SEVERAL PLACER CLAIM PATENTS AND MINERAL SURVEYS PATENT-ACTIVE 1947 ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT


References

Reference (Production): AVERILL (1931) BROWN (1914)

Reference (Deposit): AVERILL, C.V., 1931, REDDING FIELD DIVISION: CALIF. JOUR MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 27 P. 49-51

Reference (Deposit): OBRIEN, J.C., 1947, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF SISKIYOU COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 43, NO. 4, P. 447 PL. 42

Reference (Deposit): SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY, 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, V 2, P. 150

Reference (Deposit): BROWN, G.C., 1914, THE COUNTIES OF SHASTA, SISKIYOU AND TRINITY, CALIF.: CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 14, PT. 4, P. 839.


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