The Big Cliff is a copper, gold, and silver mine located in Plumas county, California at an elevation of 5,000 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: 5,000 Feet (1,524 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 40.08472, -120.69306
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Big Cliff MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Big Cliff
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: California
County: Plumas
District: Genesee
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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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
Not available
Materials
Ore: Bornite
Comments
Comment (Workings): NO WORK TO DEVELOP PROPERTY HAS BEEN DONE SINCE 1920 - THOSE WERE TWO HOLES OR TUNNELS 20 - 40 FT. DEEP.
Comment (Deposit): NO OTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE. COMPRISED OF 160 ACRES.
Comment (Deposit): LENGTH OF LODE IS 6000 FT., LODE IS ALTERED META-ANDESITE, PORPHYRITIC AND IMPREGNATED WITH FINELY DISSEMINATED BORNITE.
References
Reference (Deposit): AVERILL, C.V., 1937 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF PLUMAS COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 33 , NO. 2; DIV. OF MINES, P. 126
Reference (Deposit): MAC BOYLE, E., 1918 , PLUMAS COUNTY; 16TH REPT. STATE MIN.: CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 99
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