The California is a silver, copper, and gold mine located in Elko county, Nevada.
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
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California MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: California
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Location
State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Aura
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Polymetallic veins
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Malachite
Comments
Comment (Production): ORE ALSO CONTAINED SOME LEAD
Comment (Deposit): REPLACEMENT VEIN; FISSURES, SHEAR ZONES
Comment (Workings): A NUMBER OF PITS
Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IS A CROSSCUTTING VEIN OF WHITE QUARTZ
Comment (Deposit): LOCATED ON THE EAST SLOPE OF PORTER PEAK, AT THE HEAD WATERS OF BLUE JACKET CREEK TRIBUTARY. A NUMBER OF PITS COMPRISE THE ONLY DEVELOPEMENT
References
Reference (Deposit): SMITH R.M.(1976-56) MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO CO. NEV., USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT
Reference (Deposit): GRANGER A.E.(1957) MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO CO. NEV., NEV BUREAU OF MINES BULL 54
Reference (Deposit): DECKER R.H.(1962) GEOLOGY OF THE BULL RUNN QUAD., ELKO CO NEV., NEV BUR OF MINES BULL 60
Reference (Production): GRANGER, A.E.(1957)
Nevada Gold
Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.
