Diadem Claim

The Diadem Claim is a gold mine located in Sierra county, California at an elevation of 4,701 feet.

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: Diadem Claim  

State:  California

County:  Sierra

Elevation: 4,701 Feet (1,433 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 39.48556, -120.85833

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Diadem Claim MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Diadem Claim


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: California
County: Sierra


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

Not available


Structure

Type: L
Description: Shear Zone


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Geology): VEIN ON CONTACT OF SERPENTINE & SLATY SCHIST DIPS STEEPLY W. SHEAR ZONE EXPOSED IN CREEK BED STRIKES N, DIPS STEEPLY W, & IS PROBABLY SAME AS CROPS OUT W OF AMETHYST SHAFT.

Comment (Location): UTM N FORK OF OREGON CREEK

Comment (Production): TOTAL PRODUCTION SAID TO HAVE PRODUCED $20,000.

Comment (Deposit): VEIN


References

Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C. A., 1929 , SIERRA CO.: CDMM 25TH REPORT STATE MINERALOGIST, APRIL, P 176 .

Reference (Deposit): MACBOYLE, E., 1920 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES SIERRA CO.: CSMB 16TH REPORT STATE MINERALOGIST, DEC 1918 , P 82 .

Reference (Production): FERGUSON & GANNETT, 1932


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