Cleveland

The Cleveland is a gold mine located in Sierra county, California at an elevation of 4,249 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

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Site Name

Primary: Cleveland

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

Form: PINCH & SWELL

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 5 PERCENT PYRITE

Materials

Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Location): UTM ACC. NW 1/4

Comment (Workings): SERIES OF ADITS. NO 3 ADIT 2580 FT., WINZE SUNK 300 FT. BELOW ADIT NO. 3 .

Comment (Production): POSSIBLY WORKED IN LATE 20S, EARLY 30S. NO OTHER PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND.

Comment (Deposit): VEIN, ORE SHOOTS

Comment (Geology): RIBBON QTZ. WHICH SWELLS TO SEVERAL FT., & 2 ORE SHOOTS EXPOSED FOR 200 FT. IN ADIT NO. 1 , 250 FT. IN ADIT NO. 2 WHICH IS 100 FT. BELOW ADIT NO. 1 , AND 500 FT. IN ADIT NO. 3 WHICH IS 280 FT. BELOW NO. 2 . DISTANCES VERTICAL.

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. 53 .

Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C. A., 1929 , SIERRA CO.: CDMM 25TH REPORT STATE MINERALOGIST, APRIL, P. 161 , 162 , 174 .

Reference (Deposit): PRESTON, E. B., 1893 , SIERRA CO.: CSMB 11TH REPORT STATE MINERALOGIST FOR 1892 , P. 414 - 415 .

Reference (Production): LOGAN 1929

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