The Central is a gold mine located in Siskiyou county, California at an elevation of 4,800 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: 4,800 Feet (1,463 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 41.96028, -122.73528
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Central MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Central
Secondary: Wiegel ?
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Siskiyou
District: Hungry Creek
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: 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: ASSAYED $6/TON (AU IN DIKE) ASSAYED $4/TON IN DIORITE. BLOCK OF 2500 TONS WAS DEVELOPED. A BLOCK OF ORE ABOVE THIS ASSAYED $13.50/TON, OF WHICH 50% RECOV. BY AMALGAMATION.
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): UTM EST. S 1/2 SE 1/4 35
Comment (Production): ORE IS MOSTLY FREE-MILLING. NO OTHER PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND
Comment (Deposit): VEIN ASSOC. W/ BASIC DIKE. 3 ORE SHOOTS ON NO. 2 LEVEL, EACH 30 FT. LONG AND 3-6 FT. THICK.
Comment (Workings): 3 ADIT LEVELS. NO. 1 (HIGHEST) LEVEL STOPED TO SURFACE NO. 2 HAS 365 FT. OF DRIFTING. NO. 3 LEVEL 367 FT. LONG
Comment (Deposit): 140 ACRES. LOCATED IN 1893. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): LAIZURE, C. MCK., 1935, MINING ACTIVITY IN THE SAN FRANCISCO DISTRICT: CALIFORNIA JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 31, NO. 1, P. 276
Reference (Deposit): BROWN, G.C., 1914, THE COUNTIES OF SHASTA, SISKIYOU AND TRINITY, CALIF.: CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 14, PT. 4, P. 829
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C.A., 1925, SACRAMENTO FIELD DIVISION: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 21, NO. 4, P. 435
Reference (Deposit): AVERILL, C.V., 1931, REDDING FIELD DIV., CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 27, P. 30
Reference (Deposit): 5) SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY, 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, V. 2, P. 156
Reference (Production): SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO. (1964)
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