The Dorleska Mine is a gold mine located in Trinity county, California at an elevation of 6,680 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: 6,680 Feet (2,036 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 41.05806, -122.90889
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Dorleska Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Dorleska Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: California
County: Trinity
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1897
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Klamath Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): ADJOINS YELLOW ROSE MINE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Deposit): VEINS IN LARGE BASIC DIKE, 50 FT. THICK. LOCALLY MINERALIZED WHERE CUT BY SIDE FISSURES. RICH SHOOTS OF CLAYEY MATERIAL, DIPPING 45N, CHARACTERIZE SOME FISSURE INTERSECTIONS.
Comment (Workings): OLD CAVED WORKINGS. SOME NEWER DEVELOPMENT WORK DONE IN LATE THIRTIES WITH UNKNOWN RESULTS. 350 FT. SHAFT WITH 3 LEVELS AND WINZE, 50 FT. DEEP, FROM LOWEST OF THESE SAID TO EXTEND INTO 150 FT. NORTH & SOUTH IN ORE.
Comment (Geology): EXTENSION TO NORTH OF SAME SYSTEM OF VEINS AND LAMPROPHYRE DIKES FOUND IN YELLOW ROSE MINE.
Comment (Location): UTM ACC. SE 1/4 17 AND NE 1/4 NE 1/4 20
Comment (Production): NO OTHER PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND.
Comment (Commodity): GOLD SAID TO OCCUR IN TELLURIDE FORM
References
Reference (Deposit): MACDONALD, D.F., 1912, GOLD LODES OF THE CARRVILLE DISTRICT: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 530-D, P. 34
Reference (Production): MACDONALD (1912)
Reference (Deposit): AVERILL, C.V., 1941, MINERAL RESOURCES OF TRINITY COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 37, NO. 1, P. 33
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C.A., 1926, TRINITY COUNTY: CALIF. JOUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 22, P. 18
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