The Scott Bar Mines, Inc. is a gold mine located in Siskiyou county, California at an elevation of 1,699 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 1,699 Feet (518 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 41.26167, -123.08167
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Scott Bar Mines, Inc. MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Scott Bar Mines, Inc.
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Antimony
Location
State: California
County: Siskiyou
District: Scott Bar
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: POCKETS AVG. 0.53 OZ. AU. ORE CONTAINS 0.5% SULFIDES. FINESS OF AU-845.
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION YEARS EST. FROM REFERENCE. CONC. VALUED AT $80-$1000/TON NO OTHER PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND.
Comment (Deposit): MANY STRINGERS & LENSES GOLD OCCURS IN POCKETS OF WHITE QUARTZ SEV. OF THE POCKETS ARE VERY RICH. IN PLACES ORE FRIABLE AND CRYSTALLINE.
Comment (Workings): 6 BY 10 FT. INCLINE, 165 FT. DEEP ON 40 DEG. SLOPE IN N17E DIRECTION. DRIFTS AT 100, 155 AND 165 FT. LEVELS. CROSSCUT DRIVEN TO FIND VEIN BENEATH FAULT MILLSITE.
Comment (Geology): FAULT AT BOTTOM OF INCLINE, STRIKES N15W, DIPS 40S.
Comment (Deposit): 71.7 ACRES. PATENTED. ADJONS QUARTZ HILL MINE ON EAST ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Location): UTM ACC. S 1/2 S 1/2 16 AND N 1/2 N 1/2 21
References
Reference (Deposit): SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY, 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, V.2, P. 150
Reference (Deposit): IRELAN, J., 1888, SISKIYOU CO., CALIF.: REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST, V. 8, P. 622-621
Reference (Production): OBRIEN (1947) IRELAN (1888)
Reference (Deposit): OBRIEN, J.C., 1947, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF SISKIYOU COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 43, NO. 4. P. 449 PL. 42
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