The Dixie Queen is a gold mine located in Trinity county, California.
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Dixie Queen MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Dixie Queen
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: California
County: Trinity
District: Indian Creek
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: 8 IN. THICKNESS OF ORE ASSAYED $30/TON ORE WAS BASE AND CONTAINED EQUAL WEIGHTS IN AU AND AG
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Production): STATED TO HAVE PRODUCED $5000-$6000 IN HIGH GRADE ORE WHICH YIELDED FROM $100-$384/TON. NO OTHER PRODUCTION INFORMATION FOUND.
Comment (Deposit): VEIN, 6 IN. - 1 FT. THICK FOLLOWS DECOMPOSED DIKE. SHOOT 120 FT. LONG AND 40 FT. HIGH TO SURFACE. ORE OCCURRED IN POCKETS.
Comment (Deposit): 3 UNPATENTED CLAIMS AND A FRACTION ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Workings): 300 FT. ADIT, DRIFT
References
Reference (Deposit): BROWN, G. CHESTER, 1913, THE COUNTIES OF SHASTA, SISKIYOU AND TRINITY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 14, PT. 4, P. 887.
Reference (Deposit): AVERILL, C.V., 1933, GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE REDDING AND WEAVERVILLE QUADRANGLES: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 29, P. 21.
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C.A., 1926, TRINITY COUNTY, CALIF.: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 22, NO. 1, P. 17.
Reference (Production): AVERILL (1926)
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