The Phoenix is a gold mine located in Sierra county, California at an elevation of 6,499 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: 6,499 Feet (1,981 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 39.57917, -120.62194
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Phoenix MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Phoenix
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: 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: 12 PER CENT CONCENTRATES GO $150/TON.
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Production): GRADE FROM $4 - 8/TON
Comment (Geology): 3 1/2 FT. THICK VEIN, W. QTZ. GOUGE ON BOTH WALLS, BLUE DIORITE FOOTWALL, PORPHYRY HANGING WALL. DIPS 63 - 74 N. 3 ORE SHOOTS: 1) 125 FT. BY 3 FT.; 2) 50 FT. B. 3 FT. THICK; 84 FT. BY 3 FT. THICK. ADJOINS SIERRA BUTTES, BUTTE SADDLE, MOUNTAIN VIEW & J. H. HENDERSON CLAIMS.
Comment (Workings): 700 FT. ADIT, 800 FT. DRIFTS, 112 FT. WINZE, 150 FT. RAISE. CAVED SHAFTS. SURFACE WORKINGS.
Comment (Commodity): .27 OZ/TON REPORTED FROM STOPES ABOVE ADIT LEVEL.
Comment (Location): UTM ACC. ADIT SHOWN IN SW 1/4 22
Comment (Deposit): VEIN, ORE SHOOTS
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. 53 .
Reference (Deposit): AVERILL, C. V., 1942 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF SIERRA CO.: CDM CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOL., VOL. 38 , NO. 1 , P. 62 .
Reference (Deposit): MACBOYLE, E., 1920 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES SIERRA CO.: CSMB 16TH REPORT STATE MINERALOGIST, DEC. 1918 , P. 111 , 112 .
Reference (Production): MACBOYLE, 1920
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