The Telly-Avalon is a gold mine located in Siskiyou county, California at an elevation of 4,551 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: 4,551 Feet (1,387 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 41.92194, -122.70083
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Telly-Avalon MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Telly-Avalon
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Siskiyou
District: Virginia Bar
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: 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
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Location): UTM EST. NW 1/4 SE 1/4
Comment (Workings): 125 FT. ADIT
Comment (Deposit): 40 ACRES ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Production): ORE WAS FREE-MILLING. LITTLE HIGH-GRADE TAKEN OUT. NO PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND
Comment (Deposit): SHORT ORE SHOOT IN VEIN, 1 FT. THICK
References
Reference (Deposit): BROWN, G.C., 1914, THE COUNTIES OF SHASTA, SISKIYOU AND TRINITY, CALIF.: CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 14, PT. 4, P. 841.
Reference (Deposit): SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY, 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, V. 2, P. 152
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