The Blue Lead is a gold mine located in Siskiyou county, California at an elevation of 2,799 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: 2,799 Feet (853 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 41.45972, -122.83583
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Blue Lead MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Blue Lead
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Siskiyou
District: Liberty
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
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): PATENTED. 40 ACRES ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Location): UTM EST. SE 1/4 26 LOCATION WOULD APPEAR TO BE VERY QUESTIONABLE ON TOPO
Comment (Production): SAID TO HAVE PRODUCED $40,000 NO SPECIFIC PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND
Comment (Deposit): SHORT ORE SHOOT. RICH ON SURFACE. HARD BLUE QUARTZ
Comment (Workings): 580 FT. ADIT, OLD 80 FT. SHAFT & DRIFTS COMPRISE SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET OF WORKINGS. MILLSITE
References
Reference (Deposit): BROWN, G.C., 1914, THE COUNTIES OF SHASTA, SISKIYOU AND TRINITY, CALIF.: CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 14, PT. 4, P. 828
Reference (Deposit): COOPER, A.S., 1900, REGISTER OF MINES AND MINERALS, COUNTY OF SISKIYOU, CALIF.: CALIF. STATE MINING BUREAU
Reference (Production): BROWN (1914)
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