True Fissure Gp

The True Fissure Gp 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: True Fissure Gp  

State:  California

County:  Sierra

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 39.66, -120.67167

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True Fissure Gp MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: True Fissure Gp
Secondary: Summit
Secondary: Deer
Secondary: Gold Lake
Secondary: Cavern
Secondary: Pigeon Egg


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 (Production): NO OTHER PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND.

Comment (Deposit): VEINS

Comment (Workings): SHAFTS & ADITS

Comment (Geology): VEINS AVE. 6 - 8 FT. THICK, NEARLY VERT., W. WELL VEINS WHICH MAY BE OF SAME SYSTEM AS THOSE OF SIERRA BUTTES MINES.


References

Reference (Production): PRESTON, 1893

Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C. A., 1929 , SIERRA CO.: CDMM 25TH REPORT STATE MINERALOGIST, APRIL, P. 182 .

Reference (Deposit): MACBOYLE, E., 1920 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES SIERRA CO.: CSMB 16TH REPORT STATE MINERALOGIST, DEC. 1918 , P. 130 .

Reference (Deposit): PRESTON, E. B., 1893 , SIERRA CO.: CSMB 11TH REPORT STATE MINERALOGIST FOR 1892 , P. 405 .


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