Smith

The Smith is a gold mine located in Trinity county, California at an elevation of 3,848 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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

Name: Smith  

State:  California

County:  Trinity

Elevation: 3,848 Feet (1,173 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 40.94556, -122.94639

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Smith MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Smith


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: California
County: Trinity
District: Weaverville


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


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

Type: L
Description: Fault


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): UTM ACC. S 1/2 30. SEVERAL LOCATIONS

Comment (Deposit): 274 ACRES. CONSISTED OF 10 CLAIMS, ACCORDING TO CRAWFORD, INCLUDED: DEER CREEK LODE, SALT CREEK NOS. 1, 2 AND 3, GRAY MARE LODE, BONANZA, STEWART'S FORK AND DARK HORSE AMONG THEM. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Deposit): VEINS WITH SHORT ORE SHOOT, 2 FT. THICK. SMALL POCKET ON SURFACE DEER CREEK LODE TRENDS N-S, OUTCROPS FOR 150 FT. 600 FT. FURTHER EAST, SECOND VEIN 7 FT. THICK. VEIN(S) ON OTHER CLAIMS 2-4 FT. THICK, STRIKE NW AND NE. SOME OF VEINS CARRIED CONSIDERABLE % OF SULFIDES.

Comment (Workings): 310 FT. ADIT. DRIFTS. SHAFT

Comment (Geology): VEIN NOT IN PLACE. GREATEST DEPTH (70 FT.) DIDN'T PASS THROUGH ZONE OF DISTURBANCE


References

Reference (Deposit): DUNN, R.L., 1893, TRINITY COUNTY: CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 11, P. 483.

Reference (Deposit): BROWN, G. CHESTER, 1913, THE COUNTIES OF SHASTA, SISKIYOU AND TRINITY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 14, PT. 4, P. 898.

Reference (Deposit): CRAWFORD, J.J., 1896, THIRTEENTH REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 13, P. 462.


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