Nebraska

The Nebraska is a gold mine located in Siskiyou county, California at an elevation of 2,201 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: Nebraska  

State:  California

County:  Siskiyou

Elevation: 2,201 Feet (671 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 41.84972, -122.57472

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Nebraska MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Nebraska


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Manganese


Location

State: California
County: Siskiyou


Land Status

Not available


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

Form: RIBBON


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLING WAS DONE AROUND 1935 TO DETERMINE IF DEPOSIT CONTAINED ENOUGH GOLD FOR PROFITABLE MINING. RESULTS WERE NOT CONCLUSIVE.


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Workings): 65 FT. SHAFT, 300 FT. ADIT, 250 FT. DRIFT.

Comment (Geology): DIKE INTRUDES GRAPHITIC SCHIST

Comment (Deposit): COMPRISES LOTS 2 AND 3. 122 ACRES. PATENTED ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Location): UTM ACC. NE 1/4 SE 1/4

Comment (Production): ORE CRUSHED IN ARRASTRA. NO PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND

Comment (Development): ECON.COM: CRUSHING OF ORE COST $2/TON

Comment (Deposit): DIKE, 50 FT. THICK, WITH VEINLETS 1-2 IN. THICK. WHERE VEINS COME IN CONTACT WITH SCHIST WALLROCK, GOOD ORE POCKET LIKELY TO BE FOUND.


References

Reference (Deposit): COOPER, A.S., 1900, REGISTER OF MINES AND MINERALS, COUNTY OF SISKIYOU, CALIF: CALIF. STATE MINING BUREAU

Reference (Deposit): AVERILL, C.V., 1935, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF SISKIYOU COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 31, NO. 3, P. 300, PL. 4

Reference (Deposit): CRAWFORD, J.J., 1896, THIRTEENTH REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 13, P. 417


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