The Gilfeather 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: 41.80889, -122.96861
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Gilfeather MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gilfeather
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
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: Weathering To Considerable Depth In Granodiorite, Surface Being Reduced To Sand.
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): VEIN, 3-18 IN. THICK OF IRON-STAINED WHITE QUARTZ. FEW SPOTS 1/4 IN. IN DIAMETER SHOWING SULFIDES IS EXPOSED IN DIKE OF GRANODIORITE FOR 10 FT. FROM DIKE, IT PASSES INTO SCHIST. ANOTHER SMALLER VEIN WITH GRANODIORITE WALLS. UPPER MOST ADIT EXPOSED 2 STRINGERS, 5 IN. THICK SEPARATED BY 8 IN. OF GAUGE.
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL OPEN CUTS, 10-15 FT. LONG. 50 FT. ADIT PENETRATES WEATHERED ZONE INTO FRESH ROCK. OTHER ADITS 40-60 FT. LONG
Comment (Deposit): 3 CLAIMS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Location): UTM EST. N 1/2 NE 1/4. LOCATION EST. ON TOPO
References
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. 319.
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C. A., 1925, SACRAMENTO FIELD DIVISION: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 21, NO. 4, P. 440
Reference (Deposit): AVERILL, C. V., 1931, REDDING FIELD DIV: CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL., V. 27, P. 34
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