Big Pine Mine

The Big Pine Mine is a gold mine located in Placer county, California at an elevation of 1,079 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: Big Pine Mine

State:  California

County:  Placer

Elevation: 1,079 Feet (329 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 38.88861, -121.08500

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Big Pine Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Big Pine Mine
Secondary: T.W.A.


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Lead


Location

State: California
County: Placer
District: Ophir


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Year: 1907
Time Period: 1898-1907


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

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ASSAYS AVG. $10 AU/TON


Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): UTM EST. NW 1/4 , SE 1/4

Comment (Workings): DRIFTS, SHAFT

Comment (Production): WORKED IN 1935. NO OTHER PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND.

Comment (Deposit): VEIN AVG. 18 IN. THICK

Comment (Geology): CHALCOPYRITE REPORTED TO DEPTH OF 170 FT.


References

Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C. A., 1936 , GOLD MINES OF PLACER COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 32 , NO. 1 , P. 39 .

Reference (Deposit): ERIC, J. C., 1948 , TABULATION OF COPPER DEPOSITS IN CALIFORNIA IN COPPER IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES BULLETIN 144 , P. 281 .

Reference (Production): LOGAN, 1936 , GOODWIN, 1957

Reference (Deposit): WARING, CLARENCE A., 1917 , PLACER COUNTY: REPORT 15 OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST, CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU, P. 327 .

Reference (Deposit): GOODWIN, J. G., 1957 , LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 57 , NOS. 3 AND 4 , P. 589 .


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