The Oriole is a gold mine located in Trinity county, California at an elevation of 2,500 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: 2,500 Feet (762 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 40.61111, -122.86528
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Oriole MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Oriole
Commodity
Primary: Gold
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
Discovery Year: 1894
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 (Location): UTM EST. SE 1/4 BROWN LOCATES MINE IN SEC. 25. SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO. PLACES IT IN SEC. 22.
Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND ORE WAS FREE-MILLING
Comment (Deposit): VEIN WITH SHORT ORE SHOOT, 1 FT. THICK
Comment (Workings): 140 FT. ADIT AND 80 FT. OF DRIFTS, ONE STOPE 40 FT. BY 3 FT. BY 40 FT.
Comment (Deposit): 40 ACRES ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY, 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, V2, P. 121
Reference (Deposit): BROWN, G. CHESTER, 1913, THE COUNTIES OF SHASTA, SISKIYOU AND TRINITY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 14, PT. 4, P. 896
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