The Centennial is a gold mine located in Nevada county, California at an elevation of 2,999 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: 2,999 Feet (914 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 39.18889, -121.03639
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Centennial MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Centennial
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Location
State: California
County: Nevada
District: Grass Valley
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1880
Year: 1879
Year: 1859
Year: 1878
Year: 1877
Year: 1877
Year: 1871
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
Form: SHOOT, 200 FT. LONG
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): VEIN 6 - 14 IN., THICK W/3 % SULFIDES
Comment (Workings): 2 SHAFTS, 6 LEVELS OF DRIFTS
Comment (Deposit): 13 ACRES. ONE OF THE CLAIMS UNDER SULTANTA CONS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Production): 3 % SULFIDES WORTH $150/TON (OLD GOLD PRICE). 1 LOAD PROBABLY = 1 TON
References
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C. A., 1941 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 37 , NO. 3 , PL. 3 , P. 390 .
Reference (Deposit): MACBOYLE, E., 1918 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 16 , P. 134 , 251 .
Reference (Deposit): JOHNSTON, W. D., 1940 , THE GOLD QUARTZ VEINS OF GRASS VALLEY, CALIFORNIA: US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 194 , P. 92 , PL. 38 .
Reference (Production): MACBOYLE ( 1918 ) LOGAN ( 1941 )
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