The Chilton is a gold mine located in Humboldt county, California at an elevation of 3,501 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: 3,501 Feet (1,067 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 41.3025, -123.48139
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Chilton MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Chilton
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Humboldt
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: H. Warner
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: 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
Not available
Comments
Comment (Workings): ADITS, OPEN CUTS AND STOPES THROUGH A VERTICAL RANGE OF FIFTY FEET AND LENGTH OF TWO HUNDRED FEET.
Comment (Deposit): VEIN RANGES IN WIDTH FROM A NARROW SEAM OF GOUGE TO SEVERAL FEET OF QUARTZ, GOUGE AND COUNTRY ROCK WHICH IS A FINE-GRAINED IGNEOUS ROCK, PROBABLY ANDESITE. ORE IS SACKED AND SLEDDED 1/4 MI. DOWN STEEP TRAIL.
References
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 37, NO. 4, OCT. 1941, P. 509
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