The Unnamed is a gold mine located in Trinity county, California at an elevation of 3,451 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: 3,451 Feet (1,052 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 40.58667, -122.95472
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Unnamed MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unnamed
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Trinity
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 (Deposit): WARRENTS FURTHER EXPLORATION ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Location): UTM EST. E 1/2 NW 1/4
Comment (Production): A SMALL AMOUNT OF AU ORE WAS PRODUCED IN 1956.
Comment (Deposit): BRECCIATED VEINS, 6-18 IN. THICK CROP OUT AT INTERVALS FOR AT LEAST 1000 FT. VEINS STEEPLY DIPPING TO VERTICAL. GOLD-BEARING LODE IN 10-20 FT. GOUGE-BRECCIA ZONE.
Comment (Workings): SHORT ADITS AND TRENCH (1956). NO WORKINGS BELOW 20 FT. DEPTH.
References
Reference (Deposit): SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY, 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, V. 2, P. 121
Reference (Production): SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY (1964)
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