The Paine Brs. is a gold mine located in Nevada county, California at an elevation of 2,900 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: 2,900 Feet (884 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 39.33472, -120.95556
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Paine Brs. MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Paine Brs.
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Manganese
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: California
County: Nevada
District: North Bloomfield
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
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
Form: SEAMS, STRINGERS
Structure
Type: L
Description: Dikes, 2 - 10 Ft. Thick, Cut Associated Rocks, Which Strike N To N 45 W And Dip 60 Ne To Nearly Vertical.
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Dikes Highly Altered; Soft, Crumbly Porphyritic Rock Rich In Hematite And Limonite.
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Rhodonite
Ore: Hematite
Ore: Psilomelane
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Location): UTM ACC N 1/2 SW 1/4
Comment (Deposit): 2 - 6 FT. WIDE GOUGE ZONE W/SILICA STRINGERS AND CLAY.
Comment (Workings): TUNNELS, SHAFTS, DRIFTS
Comment (Geology): GOSSAN OF IRON AND MANGANESE OXIDE IN IRREGULAR AREAS COATING SURFACE. ASSOCIATED ROCKS BELONG TO CALAVERAS FM.
Comment (Deposit): PATENTED 180 ACRES ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Commodity): $1200 IN SPECIMEN ORE REPORTED. GOUGE REPORTED TO CONTAIN LESS THAN 10 % MNO.
References
Reference (Deposit): MACBOYLE, E., 1918 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 16 , P. 229 .
Reference (Deposit): SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY, 1964 , MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, V. 2 , P. 31 , 60 .
Reference (Deposit): TRASK, P. D., WILSON, I. F., AND SIMONS, F. S., 1943 , MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF CALIFORNIA, A SUMMARY REPORT: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, BULL. 125 , P. 148 .
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C. A., 1941 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA COUNTY; CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 37 , NO. 3 , PL. 3 .
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