The Allison Ranch Qtz. is a gold mine located in Nevada county, California at an elevation of 2,201 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: 2,201 Feet (671 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 39.18056, -121.06083
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Allison Ranch Qtz. MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Allison Ranch Qtz.
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: California
County: Nevada
District: Deadmans Flat
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1921
Time Period: 1918 - 1921
Year: 1866
Time Period: 1854 - 1866
Year: 1855
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M
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
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): UTM. ACC.
Comment (Production): NO OTHER PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND.
Comment (Deposit): VEIN AVG. 2.5 FT. UPPER LEVELS 1.5 FT AT DEPTH
Comment (Workings): JOHNSTON ( 1940 ) SHOWS ABOUT 14,000 FT. DRIFTS, STOPES, CROSSCUTS AND A 1200 FT. SHAFT.
Comment (Deposit): PATENTED 44.07 ACRES ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
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. 381 - 382 .
Reference (Deposit): JOHNSTON, W. D., 1940 , THE GOLD QUARTZ VEINS OF GRASS VALLEY, CALIFORNIA: US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 194 , P. 82 .
Reference (Production): LOGAN, 1941
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