Fern Mine

The Fern Mine is a gold mine located in Modoc county, California.

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: Fern Mine  

State:  California

County:  Modoc

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 41.96111, -120.20056

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Fern Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Fern Mine
Secondary: Claims: Fern Fraction
Secondary: Fairport No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: California
County: Modoc
District: High Grade


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.


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

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Epithermal vein, Sado


Orebody

Form: VEIN


Structure

Type: R
Description: Warner Mountains


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED BY A 40 FT SHAFT AND A SERIES OF SHALLOW OPEN CUTS

Comment (Deposit): FROM 2 IN.-1 FT THIC,K VEIN IS A FRACTURE FILLED WITH BRECIATED COUNTRY ROCK AND CEMENTED WITH QUARTZ; USGS MODEL MAY ALSO BE 25A: HOT-SPRING AU-AG.


References

Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W.B., 1919, MODOC COUNTY, IN 15TH REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU, P. 246


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