The Pine Hill Mining Co is a gold mine located in Nevada county, California at an elevation of 1,801 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
Elevation: 1,801 Feet (549 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 39.07278, -121.13889
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Pine Hill Mining Co MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Pine Hill Mining Co
Secondary: Golden Gate
Secondary: Golden Gate Ext
Secondary: Thrasher
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: California
County: Nevada
District: Spenceville
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: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Shear Zone Trending N 50 W
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Copper
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Iron
Gangue: Barite
Gangue: Kaolin
Comments
Comment (Location): UTM ACC. SE 1/4
Comment (Deposit): VEIN, 27 FT. THICK
Comment (Deposit): PATENTED 160 ACRES INCLUDES GOLDEN GATE, GOLDEN GATE EXT. & THRASHER CLAIMS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Workings): VERTICAL 2 - COMPARTMENT SHAFT, INCLINED SHAFTS, DRIFTS ADIT
Comment (Geology): GOSSAN DESCRIBED AS NON-STAINED PORPHYRY & RHYOLITE, LIMONITE & HEMATITE
References
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C. A., 1941 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 37 , NO. 3 , PL. 3 .
Reference (Deposit): MACBOYLE, E., 1918 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 16 , P. 88 .
Reference (Deposit): AUBURY, L. E., 1908 , COPPER RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU, BULLETIN NO. 50 , P. 199 - 200 .
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