The Austrian Syndicate is a gold mine located in Plumas county, California at an elevation of 5,499 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: 5,499 Feet (1,676 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 40.01222, -120.69194
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Austrian Syndicate MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Austrian Syndicate
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: California
County: Plumas
District: Genesse
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
Deposit Type: Vein
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
Analytical Data: ORE ZONE: 2 % CU, $3.10 AU
Materials
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Production): $50,000 SAID TO HAVE BEEN TAKEN FROM SHOOT WORKED IN EARLY DAYS IN THE FISSURE VEIN, REPORTED TO HAVE AVG. $20 AU AND CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF COPPER.
Comment (Deposit): ORE BEARING ZONE IN SCHIST NEAR CONTACT WITH PORPHYRY, IT STRIKES NW, DIPS 50 SW, LENGTH OF 2000 FT. ON SURFACE.
Comment (Workings): OLD WORKINGS DEVELOPED. QUARTZ VEIN CONTAINING COPPER AND GOLD. NO WORK HAS BEEN DONE RECENTLY OLD WORKINGS: 60 FT. SHAFT, NUMEROUS TUNNELS ALL ARE CAVED.
Comment (Deposit): NO OTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE. COMPRISED OF 100 ACRES.
References
Reference (Deposit): AVERILL, C.V., 1937 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF PLUMAS COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 33 , NO. 2 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 127.
Reference (Deposit): AVERILL, C.V., 1928 , REDDING FIELD DIVISION; 24TH REPT. STATE MIN.; CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 285
Reference (Deposit): MAC BOYLE, E., 1918 , PLUMAS COUNTY, 16TH REPT. STATE MIN.; CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 97.
Reference (Production): MAC BOYLE, E., 1918 .
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