The Reno Group is a gold mine located in Siskiyou county, California at an elevation of 2,900 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: 2,900 Feet (884 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 41.66972, -122.84694
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Reno Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Reno Group
Commodity
Primary: Gold
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: Pyrite Oxidized In Surface Material, Giving It Brown Color.
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): STRINGERS & BUNCHES OF QTZ. IN DIKE, FRESH ROCK CARRIES CONSIDERABLE PYRITE ON CLAIMS IN SEC. 14. FRACTURE ZONE IN SEC. 11 CONTAINS GAUGE AND QUARTZ TO THICKNESS OF 3-4 FT.
Comment (Geology): DIKE INTRUDES GREENSTONE
Comment (Location): UTM EST N 1/2 N 1/2 N 1/2 14
Comment (Production): OXIDIZED AND UNOXIDIZED DIKE ROCK STATED TO GIVE PANNINGS IN FREE GOLD. NO PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND
Comment (Workings): OPEN CUTS AND 10 FT. SHAFT ON CLAIMS IN SEC. 14. IN SEC. 11, CROSSCUT ADIT RUNS N70E. SHORT DRIFTS, RAISE, WINZE.
Comment (Deposit): 2 UNPATENTED CLAIMS. OTHER PATENTED LAND IN SE 1/4 SEC. 11. 40 ACRES ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY, 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, V. 2, P. 144
Reference (Deposit): AVERILL, C. V., 1935, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF SISKIYOU COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 31, NO. 3, P. 305-306 PL. 4
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