The Live Oak Ravine is a gold mine located in Placer county, California at an elevation of 2,001 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: 2,001 Feet (610 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 39.04833, -120.94889
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Live Oak Ravine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Live Oak Ravine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Placer
District: New England Mills
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/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
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: EST. ASSAYS $15 AU/TON
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): UTM ACC. N 1/2 , SW 1/4
Comment (Production): SOME PRODUCTION REPORTED 1935 - 1936 , GIVING GOOD ASSAYS.
Comment (Deposit): VEIN
Comment (Workings): 4 ADITS, 2 PITS, TUNNEL, WINZE, SHAFTS
Comment (Deposit): SOME OPEN PIT MINING 80 ACRES ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C. A., 1936 , GOLD MINES OF PLACER COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 32 , NO. 1 , P. 27 , 45 .
Reference (Deposit): WARING, CLARENCE A., 1917 , PLACER COUNTY: REPORT 15 OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST, CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU, P. 343 .
Reference (Deposit): CHANDRA, D. K., 1961 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE COLFAX AND FORESTHILL QUADRANGLE, CALIFORNIA: SPECIAL REPORT 67 , CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES, P. 47 .
Reference (Production): CHANDRA ( 1961 )
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