The Uncle Billy Don'T Care Mine is a gold mine located in Lassen county, California.
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Mine Info
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Uncle Billy Don'T Care Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Uncle Billy Don'T Care Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Lassen
District: Hayden Hill
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
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Comments
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPMENT CONSISTS OF SHAFT SUNK 80' ON FOOTWALL OF MCDONNELL AND A DRIFT OF 60' TO ITS CROSSING WITH THE DIKE, WHERE IT TURNS 70' ON THE LATTER.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: THREE VEINS: HAYDEN GOUGE, MCDONNELL, AND DIKE. HAYDEN GOUGE VEIN AVERAGES AT PLACES OVER 6' AND DIPS 45 DEG. S; DIKE VEIN DIPS TO THE N. 45 DEG. WITH A WIDTH OF ABOUT 3"; MCDONNELL VEIN CUTS THE OTHER TWO, WITH NEARLY VERTICAL DIP, CARRYING ABOUT 4-8" OF VEIN MATTER.
References
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. REPT. 12, P. 151
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