The California American Mining Co. is a gold mine located in Siskiyou county, California at an elevation of 3,199 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 3,199 Feet (975 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 41.88583, -122.58528
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California American Mining Co. MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: California American Mining Co.
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Siskiyou
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
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): UTM EST. N 1/2 N 1/2 NW 1/4
Comment (Deposit): STRINGERS AND NARROW VEINS IN RED, YELLOW & BROWN SEAMED ANDESITE
Comment (Workings): SHORT ADITS, SHALLOW SHAFTS & CUTS
Comment (Geology): QUARTZ CARRIES CONSIDERABLE PYRITE WHERE NEAR CONTACT W/ TAN-COLORED SHALE
Comment (Deposit): 10 CLAIMS. COULD BE PART OF JILSON MINE HOLDINGS ACCORDING TO TOPO. MAP. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): OBRIEN, J.C., 1947, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF SISKIYOU COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 43, NO. 4, P. 430 PL. 42
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