Oxford Mine & Mill

The Oxford Mine & Mill is a gold mine located in Sierra county, California at an elevation of 3,455 feet.

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

Name: Oxford Mine & Mill  

State:  California

County:  Sierra

Elevation: 3,455 Feet (1,053 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 39.57833, -120.83278

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Oxford Mine & Mill MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Oxford Mine & Mill


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Chromium


Location

State: California
County: Sierra


Land Status

Not available


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: Chromite
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Talc
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Workings): MAIN ADIT REACHES VEIN AT 650 FT., DRIFTS 900 FT. 2ND ADIT 150 FT. W 50 FT. DRIFT. 3RD ADIT 250 FT. CUTS VEIN 80 FT. FROM PORTAL, 30 FT. DRIFT.

Comment (Geology): VEIN 2 - 7 1/2 FT. THICK, 50 FT. FROM SLATE-SERPENTINE CONTACT, CHANGES STRIKE FROM N 15 W TO N TO N 15 E. THE ORE IS OXIDIZED. THE WALLS A MIXTURE OF SLATE & SOAPSTONE, BUT THE HANGING WALL ON NO. 2 EXT. IS PORPHYRY.

Comment (Deposit): VEIN, ORE SHOOT


References

Reference (Deposit): AVERILL, C. V., 1942 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF SIERRA CO.: CDM CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOL., VOL. 38 , NO. 1 , P. 35 , 62 .

Reference (Deposit): MACBOYLE, E., 1920 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES SIERRA CO.: CSMB 16TH REPORT STATE MINERALOGIST, DEC. 1918 , P. 109.


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