Primrose

The Primrose is a gold mine located in Sierra county, California.

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: Primrose

State:  California

County:  Sierra

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 39.60472, -120.69639

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Primrose MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Primrose


Commodity

Primary: Gold


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: Gold
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): UTM ACC. SE 1/4 11 SW 1/4 12, NW 1/4 13

Comment (Production): PRIMROSE VEIN IDLE SINCE 1888. DE LONG VEIN WORKED RECENTLY.

Comment (Deposit): VEINS

Comment (Workings): PRIMROSE SHAFT 180 FT. DEEP. 2 ADITS 1000 FT. & 20 FT. DE LONG SHAFT 105 FT. PARTLY FLOODED, & 20-25 FT. DRIFTS.

Comment (Geology): 2 VEINS UP TO 15 FT. THICK. PRIMROSE VEIN STRIKES N, DIPS 80 W & IS 15 FT OR MORE IN PLACES; FOOTWALL IS QUARTZITE & SERP, HANGING WALL SLATE: ASSOC. W A SIDE VEIN. DE LONG VEIN STRIKES N26W, DIPS E UP TO 14 FT. THICK, STRIKES PARALLEL TO SLATE SCHISTOSITY & HAS FOR SURFACE HANGING WALL A DIKE OF CHOCOLATE-COLORED LAVA CONTAINING BRECCIATED QTZ.


References

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. 51.

Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C. A., 1929 , SIERRA CO.: CDMM 25TH REPORT STATE MINERALOGIST, APRIL, P. 168 , 169.

Reference (Production): MCCULLOCH ETAL, 1964.


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