The Rattlesnake is a gold mine located in Siskiyou county, California at an elevation of 3,599 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
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: 3,599 Feet (1,097 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 41.67611, -122.92889
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Rattlesnake MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Rattlesnake
Secondary: Sheba
Commodity
Primary: Gold
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
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): UTM EST. NW 1/4 36
Comment (Workings): HUNDREDS OF SHALLOW SHAFTS AND PITS. FORMERLY HAD 200 TON CAPACITY-PER-DAY MILL.
Comment (Production): A SMALL AMOUNT OF ORE WAS PRODUCED IN 1913.
Comment (Deposit): FISSURES
Comment (Geology): RHYODACITE INTRUDED SANDSTONE. SUBSURFACE SCHISTOSITY OF METAMORPHIC ROCKS STRIKES EAST, DIPS 30-40 SOUTH.
Comment (Deposit): ASSOCIATED PLACER GOLD DEPOSITED IN GULLIES AND RAVINES ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Production): ORE WAS FREE-MILLING. NO PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND
Comment (Deposit): VEIN, 6-12 FT. THICK
Comment (Workings): 100 FT. ADIT, 20 FT. SHAFT, 40 FT. DRIFT
References
Reference (Deposit): COOPER, A.S., 1900, REGISTER OF MINES AND MINERALS, COUNTY OF SISKIYOU, CALIF: CALIF. STATE MINING BUREAU
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