Southern Cross

The Southern Cross is a gold mine located in Butte 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: Southern Cross

State:  California

County:  Butte

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 39.54778, -121.32528

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Southern Cross MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Southern Cross


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: California
County: Butte
District: Mountain Springs


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Edel Mining Co.
Home Office: San Francisco, Ca.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


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

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Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Production): THREE SMALL STOPES OF ORE HAVE BEEN MINED; ORE IS SAID TO HAVE AVERAGED $8 A TON

Comment (Workings): 3 ADITS ON VEIN , ONE OF WHICH IS 1800' LONG; 0.4 OZ. AU REPORTED

Comment (Deposit): 79.96 ACRES PATENTED


References

Reference (Deposit): CALIF. DIV. OF MINES: J. VOL. 45 #3, P. 452; R. 26 P. 379

Reference (Deposit): SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, V. 2, P. 50


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