The Gold Reef is a gold mine located in Siskiyou county, California at an elevation of 4,649 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: 4,649 Feet (1,417 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 41.53333, -122.98556
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Gold Reef MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gold Reef
Secondary: Bean
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
Analytical Data: PYRITE NEAR SURFACE ASSAYED $2/TON IN GOLD. 85 FT. ABOVE CROSSCUT, A LEACHED WHITE SUGARY QTZ. STAINED YELLOW, BROWN & BLACK IN STREAKS, ASSAYED $4.50/TON IN GOLD.
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): UTM ACC. NW 1/4 NE 1/4 SW 1/4
Comment (Workings): CROSSCUT RUN S 83 W FOR 215 FT. STRIPPED OF 15 FT. OF OVER BURDON W/BULLDOZER, VERTICAL HOLES DRILLED, 5 FT. DEEP, SPACED AT 3 FT. INTERVALS, 3 FT. WIDE TRENCH.
Comment (Production): NO OTHER PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND
Comment (Deposit): VEIN, 21-25 FT. THICK
Comment (Deposit): 280 ACRES. PATENTED ; 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. 436 PL. 42
Reference (Deposit): SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY, 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, V.2, P. 143
Reference (Production): OBRIEN (1947) SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO. (1964)
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