The Quartz Hill is a gold mine located in Siskiyou county, California at an elevation of 1,759 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 1,759 Feet (536 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 41.74306, -122.99944
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Quartz Hill MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Quartz Hill
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Location
State: California
County: Siskiyou
District: Scott River
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
Form: SEAMS
Structure
Type: L
Description: Faults (?)
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SPECIMEN OF SYLVANITE OR PETZITE 8-10 IN. LONG FROM POCKET SAID TO HAVE PRODUCED 30 LBS OF SIMILAR MATERIAL. BROWN (1914) STATES VEINS STRIKE NE, BEDROCK CONSISTS OF ALTERNATING BEDS OF SLATE & QUARTZITE ENCLOSED BY 2 PARALLEL DIKES, 1800 FT. APART. WHOLE 'MASS' CRUSHED BY DIKES.
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): FIRST WORKED BY HYDRAULIC METHODS ABOUT 1852; LATER BY BLASTING ROCK LOOSE & WASHING IT THROUGH SLUICE BOXES. DRIFTS, SHAFTS, 10-STAMP MILL. ADIT DRIVEN N83E FOR 50 FT. ON 4.5 FT. THICK QTZ. LENS. 75 FT. INCLINE W/180 FT. DRIFT AT BOTTOM. FEW POCKETS MINED IN THIS WORK. GOLD RECOV. BY MILLING & AMALGAMATION. 10-STAMP MILL & SEVERAL DWELLINGS. HYDRAULIC PIT.
Comment (Location): UTM ACC. E 1/2 SW 1/4
Comment (Production): HAS LARGE POSSIBILITIES FOR WORKING ON LARGE-TONNAGE BASIS. MOST OF GOLD WAS RECOVERED BY AMALGAMATION. BROWN (1914) STATES THAT YEARLY PRODUCTION WAS FROM $10,000-$12,000. NO OTHER INFO. FOUND.
Comment (Deposit): STRINGERS & LENSES IN ZONE 1800 FT. WIDE ONE LENS 4-5 FT. THICK. SEE AVERILL (1931) FOR MAP OF DEPOSIT. ADDITIONAL VEINS MAY EXIST UNDER TAILINGS PILES.
Comment (Deposit): PATENTED. 75 ACRES. FIRST LOCATED 1852 SEVERAL PLACER CLAIM PATENTS AND MINERAL SURVEYS PATENT-ACTIVE 1947 ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Production): AVERILL (1931) BROWN (1914)
Reference (Deposit): AVERILL, C.V., 1931, REDDING FIELD DIVISION: CALIF. JOUR MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 27 P. 49-51
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. 447 PL. 42
Reference (Deposit): SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY, 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, V 2, P. 150
Reference (Deposit): BROWN, G.C., 1914, THE COUNTIES OF SHASTA, SISKIYOU AND TRINITY, CALIF.: CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 14, PT. 4, P. 839.
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