The Southern Cross is a gold mine located in Placer county, California at an elevation of 23,999 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: 23,999 Feet (7,315 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 39.17778, -120.73222
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Southern Cross MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Southern Cross
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Arsenic
Location
State: California
County: Placer
District: Damascus
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
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): 3 VEINS, 2 1/2 , 4 AND 5 FT. THICK W/SULFIDES.
Comment (Workings): 2 TUNNELS, DRIFTING, STOPES, ADITS, SHAFTS. EXTENSIVE WORKINGS ON SEVERAL LEVELS.
Comment (Deposit): 4 PATENTED CLAIMS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Location): UTM EST. S1/2 NW1/4 SW1/4 3
Comment (Production): NO OTHER PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND.
References
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C. A., 1936 , GOLD MINES OF PLACER COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 32 , NO. 1 , P. 35 - 36 .
Reference (Deposit): WARING, CLARENCE A., 1917 , PLACER COUNTY: REPORT 15 OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST, CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU, P. 350 .
Reference (Deposit): CRAWFORD, J. J., 1894 , GOLD--PLACER COUNTY: REPORT 12 OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST, CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU, P. 212 .
Reference (Deposit): SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY, 1964 , MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, V. 2 , P. 30 .
Reference (Production): LOGAN ( 1936 ).
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