The Gold Mountain Mine is a gold mine located in Butte county, California at an elevation of 3,901 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
Elevation: 3,901 Feet (1,189 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 39.99917, -121.52694
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Gold Mountain Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gold Mountain Mine
Secondary: Gold Hill Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Butte
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: J. B. O'Sullivan And E. L. Bacon
Home Office: Los Angeles, Ca.
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: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Middle Cascade Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: POCKET
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Talc
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): UTM EST. NW 1/4
Comment (Production): A SMALL AMOUNT OF AU ORE WAS PRODUCED IN 1915.
Comment (Deposit): VEIN, 6-8 IN. THICK; ANOTHER VEIN 1 FT. THICK WITH BLACK-STAINED QUARTZ. WALLS CONSIST OF ROTTEN SLATE SCHIST, DIKES AND SOAPSTONE. A LARGE VEIN RUNS NE. OCCASIONAL POCKETS
Comment (Workings): 720 FT. ADIT, 35 FT. INCLINE. 150 FT. TO EAST, 45 FT. SHAFT. DUMP OF APPROX. 20 TONS OF QUARTZ
Comment (Deposit): 2 QUARTZ AND 6 PLACER CLAIMS. PATENTED ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C.A., 1930, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF BUTTE COUNTY, CALIF CALIF. JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 26, NO. 4, P. 376
Reference (Deposit): AUBURY, LEWIS E., 1903, REGISTER OF MINES AND MINERALS, BUTTE COUNTY, CALIF.: CALIF. STATE MINING BUREAU, NO. 17, P. 8-9
Reference (Production): LOGAN (1930)
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