The Middle Fork Mines is a gold mine located in Siskiyou county, California at an elevation of 3,100 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
Elevation: 3,100 Feet (945 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 41.76667, -122.73667
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Middle Fork Mines MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Middle Fork Mines
Secondary: Crouch
Secondary: Gold Crown
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Manganese
Location
State: California
County: Siskiyou
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
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
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
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Deposit): 2 CLAIMS, HALL AND CROUCH. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Location): UTM EST. N 1/2
Comment (Deposit): STRINGERS & NARROW VEINS; CRUSHED, BROKEN, STAINED YELLOW, BROWN AND BLACK W/ MN. VEIN(S) 12-36 IN. THICK.
Comment (Workings): NUMEROUS SHALLOW PITS AND SHORT ADITS. 120 FT. CAVED ADIT ON CROUCH CLAIM, 80 FT. VERTICAL RAISE TO SURFACE. SMALL MILLSITE
References
Reference (Deposit): OBRIEN, J.C., 1947, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF SISKIYOU COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 43, NO. 4, P. 444 PL. 42
Reference (Deposit): SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY, 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, V. 2, P. 147
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