Blue Lead

The Blue Lead is a gold mine located in Siskiyou county, California at an elevation of 2,799 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: Blue Lead  

State:  California

County:  Siskiyou

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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