Carlisle

The Carlisle is a copper mine located in Nevada county, California at an elevation of 7,451 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

Name: Carlisle  

State:  California

County:  Nevada

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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