The Mineral Hill Group is a copper mine located in Nevada county, California at an elevation of 751 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
Elevation: 751 Feet (229 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 39.15, -121.25861
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Mineral Hill Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mineral Hill Group
Secondary: Monmouth - Climax
Secondary: Western Cu
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Nevada
District: Spenceville
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: C. C. Bitner
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: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: California Trough
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Comments
Comment (Production): A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF CARBONATE ORE SHIPPED FROM THIS MINE IS SAID TO HAVE HAD A VALUE OF $12.50 GOLD PER TON AND 10 PER CENT OF COPPER. IN 1908 THE MINING COMPANY WAS DRIVING A DEEP TUNNEL TO OBTAIN 500 FT. OF DEPTH UNDER THE BEST OF ITS CLAIMS.
Comment (Deposit): 13 PARALLEL VEINS OUTCROP ON PROPERTY VARYING IN THICKNESS FROM 5 - 30 FT. AT THE SURFACE. ALL SHOOTS PITCH TO THE NORTH.
Comment (Workings): SHAFT 15 FT. DEEP, INCLINED SHAFT 150 FT. DEEP; TUNNEL 70 FT. LONG, CROSSCUT; SHAFT 30 FT. DEEP.
Comment (Deposit): HOLDINGS OF THE COMPANY IN 1908 INCLUDED THE GOLDEN EAGLE, INDEX, LEGION, MINERAL HILL AND PROGRESS CLAIMS. THE NAMES OF THESE CLAIMS MAY HAVE BEEN CHANGED AND MAY BE INCLUDED WITH OTHER MINES REPORTED FOR THIS SECTION.
References
Reference (Deposit): MACBOYLE, E. 1918 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES, NEVADA COUNTY; 16TH REPT. STATE MIN.; CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 87
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