The Boss is a gold mine located in Nevada county, California at an elevation of 2,060 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: 2,060 Feet (628 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 39.35222, -121.13333
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Boss MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Boss
Secondary: San Juan
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: California
County: Nevada
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: Vein
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
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Silver
Comments
Comment (Production): 3,377 TONS OF AU-AG-CU ORE, CONTAINING RECOVERABLE PB.
Comment (Deposit): GOSSAN - OXIDIZED ZONE 100 FT. DEEP IRON-STAINED SCHIST 1000 FT. WIDE IN PLACES. VEIN 2 FT. THICK AT 100 FT. LEVEL, 12 FT. THICK AT 150 FT. LEVEL.
Comment (Workings): 200 - FT. VERTICAL SHAFT, 800 FT. OF DRIFTS AND SOME DIAMOND DRILLING.
Comment (Deposit): COMPRISED OF 4063 ACRES.
References
Reference (Deposit): GOODWIN, J.G., 1957 , LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIF.; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 53 , NOS. 3 & 4 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 575
Reference (Deposit): AUBURY, L.E., 1908 , COPPER RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA BULL. 50 ; CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 201
Reference (Deposit): MAC BOYLE, E., 1918 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA COUNTY; 16TH REPT. STATE MIN.; CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 83 - 84 .
Reference (Production): GOODWIN, J.G., 1957 , P. 575
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