The Carlisle is a copper mine located in Nevada county, California at an elevation of 7,451 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: 7,451 Feet (2,271 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 39.35944, -120.52139
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Carlisle MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Carlisle
Secondary: Carlyle Group
Secondary: High Grade
Secondary: Eagle
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: California
County: Nevada
District: Meadow Lake
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: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
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: REPORTED 7 1/2 % CU, $6 IN AU AND 4 OZ. AG
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): 2 - 10 FT. THICK
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED BY ADITS TOTALING 1300 FT. IN LENGTH, NO. 1 ADIT IS 500 FT. LONG, NO. 2 ADIT IS 400 FT. LONG, OTHERS TOTAL 400 FT.
Comment (Deposit): SP. AND FOLIO 66 SHOW AS AU MINE ONLY. 260 ACRRES PATENTED LAND. SILICA, IRON AND COPPER SULPHIDE.
Comment (Production): SOME ORE SHIPPED TO SMELTER - NO PRODUCTION REPORTED
References
Reference (Deposit): GOODWIN, J.G., 1957 , LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIF.; CA. JOUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 53 , NOS. 3 & 4 : DIV. OF MINES, P. 576
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, E.A., 1924 , SACRAMENTO FIELD DIV.; 20 TH REPT. STATE MIN.; CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 359
Reference (Production): LOGAN, C.A., 1924 , P. 359
Reference (Deposit): AUBURY, L.E., 1908 , COPPER RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA BULL. 50 ; CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 202
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