The Daisy is a gold mine located in Trinity county, California at an elevation of 2,001 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: 2,001 Feet (610 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 40.74722, -122.79722
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Daisy MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Daisy
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
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: Galena
Ore: Gold
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): UTM EST. S 1/2 N 1/2
Comment (Deposit): 3 PARALLEL VEINS, FEW IN-2 FT. THICK WITH OCCASIONAL CHLORITIC WALL ALTERATION.
Comment (Workings): 150 FT. ADIT ON MOST EASTERLY VEIN, 50 FT. INCLINE AND SHAFT, 45 FT. DEEP ON SECOND VEIN, 14 FT. SHAFT. THIRD VEIN HAS 50 FT. SHAFT.
References
Reference (Deposit): CRAWFORD, J.J., 1896, THIRTEENTH REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 13, P. 443-444
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