The Laurel is a gold mine located in Trinity county, California at an elevation of 2,851 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: 2,851 Feet (869 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 40.62556, -122.85222
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Laurel MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Laurel
Secondary: Phillips
Secondary: Hensley
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Trinity
District: Indian Creek
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1886
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
Form: POCKETS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Geology): COUNTRY ROCK CUT IN PLACES BY 'LIMESTONE DIKES'
Comment (Deposit): 20 ACRES. 3 CLAIMS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Workings): SERIES OF ADITS, HIGHEST 53 FT. BELOW OUTCROP OR 222 FT. ABOVE LEVEL OF CREEK, IS 160 FT. LONG. 57 FT. BELOW, NEXT ADIT 130 FT. LONG. THIRD ADIT, 100 FT. LOWER, IS 250 FT. LONG. LOWEST ADIT 20 FT. ABOVE CREEK, AND AT DISTANCES OF 67 FT. AND 122 FT. FROM PORTAL, 2 RAISES DRIVEN TO LEVEL ABOVE. SOME WORK DONE ON OPPOSITE SIDE OF CREEK ALSO.
Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND. WAS AN EST. 1600 TONS OF ORE VALUED AT $45/TON, BLOCKED OUT.
Comment (Deposit): SMALL VEINS, AVG. 18 IN. THICK CONTAINS BOTH FREE AND BASE ORE. CLAIMS COVER LODE FOR 4500 FT. PRINCIPAL VEIN TRACED ON SURFACE FOR 500 FT.
References
Reference (Deposit): MCKLAZIURE, C., 1921, TRINITY COUNTY: CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 17, P. 541-542
Reference (Production): MCK. LAZIURE (1921)
Reference (Deposit): BROWN, G. CHESTER, 1913, THE COUNTIES OF SHASTA, SISKIYOU AND TRINITY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 14, PT. 4, P. 894
Reference (Deposit): AVERILL, C.V., 1933, GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE REDDING AND WEAVERVILLE QUADRANGLES: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 29, P. 44
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