The Blind Lode is a gold mine located in Siskiyou county, California at an elevation of 3,501 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: 3,501 Feet (1,067 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 41.58361, -122.93417
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Blind Lode MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Blind Lode
Secondary: Blind Lode and Connor
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Siskiyou
District: Oro Fino
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
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): 4 ADITS, LONGEST 600 FT. ON BLIND LODE. 500 FT. ADIT ON CONNOR.
Comment (Deposit): 17 ACRES. PATENTED CLAIMS. LOCATED IN 1876. MAY BE PART OF THE UMPAH MINE HOLDINGS INDICATED ON TOPO MAP ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Production): YEARS EST. FROM REFERENCES. VALUES FOR BLIND LODE AND CONNOR RESPECTIVELY. ORE WAS FREE-MILLING. NO OTHER PRODUCTION RECORDS FOUND.
Comment (Deposit): VEIN, 6 IN. THICK 150 FT. ORE SHOOT
Comment (Commodity): SOME RICH ORE EXTRACTED
Comment (Location): UTM EST NW 1/4 18
References
Reference (Deposit): CRAWFORD, J.J., 1894, REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 12, P. 278
Reference (Deposit): BROWN, G.C., 1914, THE COUNTIES OF SHASTA, SISKIYOU AND TRINITY, CALIF.: CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 14, PT. 4, P. 827
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C.A., 1925, SACRAMENTO FIELD DIVISION: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 21, NO. 4, P. 432-433
Reference (Deposit): SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY, 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, V. 2, P. 141
Reference (Production): LOGAN (1925) SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO. (1964)
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