The Barandun is a gold mine located in Siskiyou county, California at an elevation of 3,750 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: 3,750 Feet (1,143 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 41.32361, -122.70694
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Barandun MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Barandun
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Siskiyou
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
Year: 1931
Material type: AU ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^Yielded $8/Ton Or 0.39 Oz Au
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: Klamath Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE FROM 1 TON OF CONC. ASSAYED 2.8 OZ. AU
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Production): NO OTHER PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND
Comment (Deposit): 2 VEINS, 2-4 FT. THICK
Comment (Geology): METAMORPHIC ROCKS NEAR PERIODITITE - SLATE CONTACT
Comment (Location): UTM ACC. SW 1/4 NW 1/4 SW 1/4
Comment (Deposit): 160 ACRES ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL ADITS, AVG. 300 FT. LONG. UPPER ADIT FOLLOWS VEIN FOR 20 FT. 120 FT. BELOW THIS, SECOND ADIT DID NOT REACH VEIN THIRD ADIT A LITTLE BELOW FIRST CUTS VEIN NEAR FACE, AVG. 2 FT. THICK. W/ DRIFT 30 FT.
References
Reference (Deposit): SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY, 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, V. 2, P. 137-138
Reference (Deposit): AVERILL, C.V., 1931, REDDING FIELD DIV: CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 27, P.29
Reference (Production): SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO. (1964)
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