Bagley Mine

The Bagley Mine is a mine located in Siskiyou county, California at an elevation of 5,118 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: Bagley Mine  

State:  California

County:  Siskiyou

Elevation: 5,118 Feet (1,560 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 41.4244, -122.62190

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Bagley Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Bagley Mine
Secondary: Josephine
Secondary: Big Boy
Secondary: Genesis
Secondary: Lucky Strike Claims


Commodity

Tertiary: Chromium
Tertiary: Iron


Location

State: California
County: Siskiyou
District: Mount Eddy


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

Type: Patented


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: L. D. Taylor,E. Wheeler,And P. Munko- Leased Summer Of 1943
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1976

Owner Name: Bagley Brothers
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1976


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1941
Discovery Year: 1941
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


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

Unknown: Chromite
Unknown: Serpentine


Comments

Comment (Deposit): THE MINE HAS BEEN IDLE SINCE 1944THE OLD WORKINGS ARE CAVED AMOUNT OF ORE REMAINING CANNOT BEESTIMATED. INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR MATRIX CALCULATIONS.


References

Reference (Deposit): WELLS,F.G.,AND CATER,F.W.JR,1950,CDM AND G BULL PT.1,CHAP.2,

Reference (Deposit): WAR MINERAL REPT # 83


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