The Comet Mine is a gold mine located in Sierra county, California at an elevation of 5,499 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: 5,499 Feet (1,676 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 39.515, -120.76889
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Comet Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Comet Mine
Secondary: Republic Group Alhambra Group
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: California
County: Sierra
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/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: 5 % SULFIDES
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Commodity): 30 FT. LODE ON COMET VEIN SAID TO VARY $1-$9/TON FOR 14 FT. THICKNESS.
Comment (Workings): 4 ADITS, COMET 350 FT., NUMEROUS CROSS CUTS. ALHAMBRA ADIT 380 FT.
Comment (Location): UTM ACC. W 1/2 W 1/2
Comment (Production): NO OTHER PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND.
Comment (Deposit): VEINS
Comment (Geology): SIX PARALLEL VEINS, COMET VEINS HAVE SLATE HANGING WALL, PORPHYRY FOOT WALL. COMET 1 VEIN 3 FT. THICK, COMET 2 VEIN 10 FT. THICK. ALHAMBRA VEIN, 6-8 FT. THICK AND STRIKES N 10 W. DIPS 80 W COUNTRY ROCK DECOMPOSED AND ALTERED.ALHAMBRA HAS PORPHYRY FOOTWALL & SLATE HANGING WALL.
References
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C. A., 1929 , SIERRA CO.: CDMM 25TH REPORT STATE MINERALOGIST, APRIL, P. 175.
Reference (Deposit): PRESTON, E. B., 1893 , SIERRA CO.: CSMB 11TH REPORT STATE MINERALOGIST FOR 1892 , P. 404.
Reference (Production): PRESTON, 1892
Reference (Deposit): MCCULLOCH, W. C., OESTERLING, W. A., SPURCK, W. H., & TISCHLER, M. S., 1964 , MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, N CALIF.: SO PACIFIC COMPANY, VOL. 2 , P. 48.
Reference (Deposit): AVERILL, C. V., 1942 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF SIERRA CO.: CDM CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOL., VOL. 38 , NO. 1 , P. 5.
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