The Golden Age Prospect is a gold mine located in Siskiyou county, California at an elevation of 3,652 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: 3,652 Feet (1,113 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 41.77222, -122.89750
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Golden Age Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Golden Age Prospect
Secondary: Golden Age 98
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Location
State: California
County: Siskiyou
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
Type: Underground
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
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL CUTS & CAVED ADITS
Comment (Location): UTM ACC. NE 1/4 NE 1/4
Comment (Development): ECON.COM: OWNERS ESTIMATED THAT BY PANNING, QTZ WOULD YIELD $7-$8/TON IN FREE GOLD.
Comment (Deposit): VEIN, 18 IN. 4 FT. AND TO 6 FT. THICK. SOME OF WALL-ROCK IS SOFT, DECOMPOSED MATERIAL, STAINED YELLOW-BROWN IRON OXIDES.
Comment (Deposit): 3 UNPATENTED CLAIMS. SEE COLUMBIA GROUP. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): AVERILL, C. V., 1931, REDDING FIELD DIV.: CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 27, P. 35
Reference (Deposit): SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY, 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, V. 2, P. 149
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