Jumbo

The Jumbo is a gold mine located in Siskiyou county, California at an elevation of 3,100 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: Jumbo  

State:  California

County:  Siskiyou

Elevation: 3,100 Feet (945 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 41.27917, -123.07667

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Jumbo MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Jumbo
Secondary: Ruby Basin


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

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: SAMPLES ASSAYED $20/TON (AU AT $20.67/OZ.)


Materials

Ore: Gold


Comments

Comment (Production): SAID THAT ORE SLIMED EXCESSIVELY AND RECOVERY ABOUT 20% BY AMALGAMATION. NO PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND

Comment (Deposit): 2 VEINS, 3-5 FT THICK. ORE SHOOT 160 FT. LONG. QTZ. HIGHLY FRACTURED, WITH SUGARY TEXTURE.

Comment (Workings): 10-STAMP MILL. NUMBER OF OLD ADITS ON WEST SIDE OF GULCH. 86 FT. ADIT ON VERTICAL VEIN W/44 FT. WINZE; 68 FT CROSSCUT TO VEIN.

Comment (Deposit): 8 CLAIMS. WORKED INTERMITTENTLY A 1500 PAGE REPORT BY L. DUBOIS REPORTEDLY ON FILE AT THE REDDING OFFICE OF THE CALIF. DIV. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY. ; 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. 840

Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C.A., 1925, SACRAMENTO FIELD DIVISION: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 21, NO. 4, P. 447

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. 290, PL. 4


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