The Amazon is a gold mine located in Siskiyou county, California at an elevation of 2,159 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: 2,159 Feet (658 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 41.87417, -122.55778
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Amazon MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Amazon
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: California
County: Siskiyou
District: Cottonwood
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
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: 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: QTZ. CARRIES ABOUT 1% CU & FE SULFIDES
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): UTM EST. SE 1/4 LOC. TAKEN FROM TOPO MAP
Comment (Deposit): SEVERAL VEINS
Comment (Geology): GREENSTONE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO SANDSTONE
Comment (Workings): 15 FT. INCLINE & SEVERAL OPEN CUTS, ABOUT 30 FT. LONG 10-STAMP MILL.
References
Reference (Deposit): CRAWFORD, J.J., 1896, REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 13, P. 386
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