The Arctic Group is a gold mine located in Nevada county, California at an elevation of 4,551 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: 4,551 Feet (1,387 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 39.37333, -120.70722
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Arctic Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Arctic Group
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Location
State: California
County: Nevada
District: Washington
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: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ORE RANGES $6 - $12 AU/TON
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): UTM. ACC. NE 1/4 SEC 2
Comment (Deposit): VEINS 8 PARALLEL VEINS ON PROPERTY BELONGING TO EAGLE BIRD-ETHEL SYSTEM. ARCTIC & GOLDEN RULE VEINS ARE MOST IMPORTANT. ARCTIC: 1 - 30 FT. THICK, AVG. 5 FT., SMALL PERCENT. SULFIDES W/ FREE GOLD. GOLDEN RULE: DIPS 60 W, AVG. 15 FT. THICK, SULFIDES TO 7.5 %.
Comment (Workings): ADITS, STOPES
Comment (Deposit): COMPRISED OF PATENTED WASHINGTON CHIEF NOS. 1 & 2 , AND LOCATIONS CANON MASCOT, ARCTIC, NORTH ARCTIC, SOUTH ARCTIC, WEST ARCTIC, GOLDEN RULE, NORTH GOLDEN RULE, GOOD LUCK, SIRUS, AND SIRUS EXTENSION. AREA ABOUT 228 ACRES. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): MAC BOYLE, E., 1919 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 16 , P. 117 - 118 .
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C. A., 1941 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 37 , NO. 3 , P. 384 - 385 .
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