Gifford Mine

The Gifford Mine is a gold mine located in Trinity county, California at an elevation of 2,900 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

Name: Gifford Mine  

State:  California

County:  Trinity

Elevation: 2,900 Feet (884 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 40.74028, -122.97750

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Gifford Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Gifford Mine
Secondary: Le Grange ?


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Arsenic


Location

State: California
County: Trinity


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

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: NORTH-TRENDING VEIN CUT BY FAULT, REPORTEDLY ASSAYED $250/TON IN GOLD. THICKNESS WAS 16 INCHES. ASSAYS OF VEIN, 1-2 FT. THICK, WHERE CUT BY UPRAISE, AVG. $20/TON IN GOLD. ASSAY VALUE OF SHIPMENTS MADE FROM PROPERTY FROM JANUARY 1907 TO OCTOBER 1920, RAN FROM 10-20 OZ. IN GOLD.


Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Geology): VEINS OCCUR CLOSE TO PROXIMITY TO CONTACT BETWEEN GRANITE AND META-ANDESITE CONTACT STRIKES N-S, DIPS 60 E. FAULT CUT BY ADIT STRIKES E-W, DIPS 75 S. VEIN FAULTED 29 FT. TO SOUTH.

Comment (Deposit): CLAIMS INCLUDE BLUE JAY, CONFIDENCE, MOUNTAIN ECHO, AND BATTLE AXE. 70 ACRES ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Production): NO OTHER PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND.

Comment (Deposit): SERIES OF PARALLEL VEINS, 1-2 FT. THICK. QUARTZ CARRIED LARGE PERCENTAGE OF SULFIDES, SHOWING FREE GOLD. LARGE AMOUNT OF ORE REPORTED IN UPPER WORKINGS OF WILSON-EHRMAN TUNNEL, AS ONLY HIGH-GRADE STREAK WAS MINED.

Comment (Location): UTM EST. S 1/2 LOC. UNCERTAIN

Comment (Workings): 4 CROSSCUT ADITS AT DIFFERNET ELEVATIONS. RICHARDS AND LINDERMUTH TUNNEL DRIVEN S19W FOR 700 FT. AT 180 FT. FROM PORTAL, IT CUT META-ANDESITE-GRANITE CONTACT. AT 680 FT., IT CUT E-W FAULT. DRIFT 40 FT. WEST ON FAULT WHERE IT CUT N-TRENDING VEIN. 600 FT. FROM PORTAL, TUNNEL CUT N-S FAULT. UPRAISE, 30 FT. ABOVE DRIFT, CUTS ANOTHER VEIN. ABOVE RICHARDS TUNNEL, 115 FT., IS LANE TUNNEL, DRIVEN S. FOR 400 FT., THEN SE, 280 FT. AT 560 FT. FROM PORTAL OF TUNNEL, CUTS META-ANDESITE-GRANITE CONTACT. DRIFT 80 FT. TO SW CUTS AN E-W FAULT. RAISE ON FAULT CUT VEIN, 5 FT. THICK. WILSON-EHRMAN TUNNEL, 155 FT. ABOVE LANE TUNNEL, AND WAS DRIVEN FOR 460 FT.


References

Reference (Production): TUCKER (1922)

Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W.B., 1922, TRINITY COUNTY: CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 18, P.497


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