The Oklahoma Wonder is a gold mine located in Butte county, California at an elevation of 551 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: 551 Feet (168 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 39.56361, -121.51556
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Oklahoma Wonder MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Oklahoma Wonder
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Butte
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
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: California Trough
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Upper Portion Of Ore Oxidized
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Commodity): SURFACE VEIN MATERIAL PANNED WELL IN GOLD
Comment (Location): UTM EST. S 1/2 NW 1/4
Comment (Workings): 10 FT. INCLINE. GROUND SLUICED DURING EARLIER PROSPECTING.
Comment (Deposit): SUGARY QTZ. VEIN, 18 IN. THICK. CARRIED FREE GOLD. VEIN DECOMPOSED NEAR SURFACE
References
Reference (Deposit): WARING, C.A., 1915, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF BUTTE COUNTY, CALIF.: CALIF. JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 15, P. 219-220
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