The Skeleton is a gold mine located in Siskiyou county, California at an elevation of 3,442 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: 3,442 Feet (1,049 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 41.36833, -122.85472
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Skeleton MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Skeleton
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: California
County: Siskiyou
District: Liberty
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: ORE PROBABLY TOO LOW-GRADE TO PAY TO WORK AS IT ONLY CARRIES $3/TON IN GOLD, 2% COPPER AND A LITTLE SILVER
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): 20 ACRES. LOCATED IN 1893. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Location): UTM EST SW 1/4 SW 1/4
Comment (Deposit): VEIN, 4 FT. THICK
References
Reference (Deposit): BROWN, G.C., 1914, THE COUNTIES OF SHASTA, SISKIYOU AND TRINITY, CALIF.: CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 14, PT. 4, P. 840
Reference (Deposit): SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY, 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, V. 2, P. 140
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