The Grass Valley - Boreham Gold Mng. Co. is a gold mine located in Nevada county, California.
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Mine Info
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Grass Valley - Boreham Gold Mng. Co. MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Grass Valley - Boreham Gold Mng. Co.
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Nevada
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: 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
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: STRINGERS, SHOOTS
Structure
Type: L
Description: Faults, One Striking N 65 W, Dipping 58 Ne, Cuts Vein. Dike In Northern Part Of Mine Carries Stringers Of Qtz.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Workings): INCLINED SHAFT, DRIFTS, RAISE, ADIT
Comment (Deposit): PATENTED LOCATION TAKEN FROM GRASS VALLEY TOPO. MAP, CA ( 1949 ) ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Location): UTM EST N 1/2 NE 1/4
Comment (Production): CLAIMED FAULT AT SHAFT YIELDED $2000 IN HIGH GRADE ORE.
Comment (Deposit): VEIN, 2 1/2 - 8 FT THICK
References
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C. A., 1930 , SACRAMENTO FIELD DIVISION: REPORT XXVI OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST; CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES VOL. 26 , NO. 2 , P. 113
Reference (Production): LOGAN ( 1930 )
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